Trial Judges Must Write or Dictate Interim Orders Themselves; Relying on Staff for Drafting Is an Unhealthy Practice: Jammu & Kashmir High Court
In a crucial ruling that underlines the importance of procedural integrity in subordinate courts, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has cautioned magistrates against delegating the drafting of interim orders, including charge-framing decisions, to subordinate staff. The judgment came in the case titled Ashok Kumar Bhagat VERSUS UT of J\&K, where Justice Mohammad Yousuf Wani dismissed a plea seeking to quash charges in a criminal forgery case…
