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Justice Diwakar Slams Allahabad High Court for Only 16 Meetings

By Drooid · Oct 2, 2026, 4:23 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Justice Vinod Diwakar criticised the Allahabad High Court Full Court for holding only 16 meetings in ten years.
Rule 8 of the 1952 Allahabad High Court Rules requires Full Court meetings every three months.
The judgment found no annual administration-of-justice report was placed before the Full Court.
Committee minutes were never shared with the Full Court, indicating independent operation.
Administrative decisions lack independent audit, preventing accountability for alleged favouritism or partisanship.

History

Historical Context

India’s 1993 Judicial Reforms Committee, led by Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah, issued twelve recommendations urging quarterly full-court sessions; Justice Vinod Diwakar later highlighted the Allahabad High Court’s ten-year record of only sixteen meetings. The 2000 National Judicial Policy’s audit provisions echo the committee’s call for transparency, while the U.S. 2021 Supreme Court commission similarly produced a report that yielded no reforms.

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Story summary

Justice Vinod Diwakar criticised the Allahabad High Court Full Court for holding only 16 meetings in ten years.
Rule 8 of the 1952 Allahabad High Court Rules requires Full Court meetings every three months.
The judgment found no annual administration-of-justice report was placed before the Full Court.
Committee minutes were never shared with the Full Court, indicating independent operation.
Administrative decisions lack independent audit, preventing accountability for alleged favouritism or partisanship.

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