Overview

• Justice Shree Prakash Singh recorded on September 22 that more than ten petitions and applications presented that morning bore reddish saliva marks.
• The court called the practice highly unhygienic and disgusting, warning it could spread infections to anyone handling the papers.
• The Senior Registrar and registry staff must examine all submissions at filing and refuse any petition, paper book, or application with saliva spots.
• The Government Advocate and Chief Standing Counsel were told to issue written directions so their offices enforce the same prohibition.
• In the Bahraich land-dispute matter being heard, the High Court issued notice and stayed both the 2022 attachment order and the 2025 revisional order until the next listing in October.