Madras High Court Deprecates Practice Of “Rubber Stamp Cognisance”, Asks District Judiciary To Apply Mind, Give Reasons While Taking Cognisance

The Madras High Court recently criticized the practice of taking “rubber stamp cognizance” by the District Judiciary. Asking District Judges to refrain from such practices, Justice Anand Venkatesh said that the practice had been deprecated by the Supreme Court and the high court in its previous judgments. The court also said that if the judges continued to make rubber stamp...