After Repeated Filing Lapses, Allahabad High Court Directs Registrar General To Ensure Defects Are Cured Before Listing Pleas

The Allahabad High Court recently issued a direction to the Registrar General to look into the issue of repeated cases where defects in the petitions were not pointed out by concerned section at the time of filing of writ petitions. A bench of Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery also directed the officer concerned that before presenting any petition to the Court, Registrar General will himself or depute any other Senior Officer of Registry to verify whether defects have been cured or not. The issue first surfaced in a plea dealt with by the court on November 3, 2025, where Justice Shamshery noted that the petition was "defective since there are double page numbering on several pages of paper book". However, the order recorded that this was not the first case but the "fourth matter of the day in which such defects had been found". Expressing clear dissatisfaction, the single judge had observed thus: "The Registrar General is directed to look into the matter, why such defects were not pointed out by concerned section at the time of filing of writ petitions". Thereafter, when the petitioner's counsel sought permission to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to file a fresh petition with better particulars, the Court allowed the withdrawal but imposed a cost of ₹500, directing that it be deposited in the bank account of the High Court Bar Association, Allahabad. In that order, the Registry was instructed to accept any fresh petition of the petitioner only after the receipt of this cost. Interestingly, a week later, on November 10, 2025, the same Bench was hearing another writ plea wherein it was again confronted with the same issue. In this case, the petitioner had annexed an illegible copy of a communication and therefore, the Court asked the petitioners to file a 'clear copy' in the meantime. However, referring to its previous direction to the Registrar General, the HC observed thus: "It is very strange that no defect was pointed out by Registry despite the fact that taking note of such repeated incidents, this Court has already passed an order dated 03.11.2025 in Minakshi Bhetwal vs. Union of India and others, 2025:AHC:192745, whereby Registrar General was directed to look into the matter". Click Here To Read/Download Orders

After Repeated Filing Lapses, Allahabad High Court Directs Registrar General To Ensure Defects Are Cured Before Listing Pleas

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