HC Registry Cannot Exercise Judicial Powers To Decide Maintainability Of Petitions: SC [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has held that the High Court registry cannot decide maintainability of petitions which requires judicial application of mind. The bench comprising Justice NV Ramana and Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar was considering a special leave petition (P. Surendran vs. State) challenging the action of Madras High Court Registry which had refused numbering of a Anticipatory...