Overview
- On Thursday the Supreme Court declined to hear a petition seeking an expedited hearing of a termination challenge that is pending before the Allahabad High Court.
- A bench of Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana said everyone has an equal right to access justice and refused to create an individual priority for the petitioner.
- The petitioner is a former judicial officer who has challenged his dismissal from service in the Allahabad High Court, and his counsel told the apex court that the high court’s heavy caseload had delayed the matter.
- The bench said asking the high court to give the case priority would be unfair to other litigants and advised the petitioner to pursue procedural remedies before the appropriate high court forum.
- The ruling highlights the Supreme Court’s limits on ordering case‑by‑case docket priority and underscores broader pressure from backlogs in lower courts that parties often cite when seeking urgent relief.