Statement Recorded By High Courts Can't Be Later Contradicted By Counsel : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has reiterated that High Courts are Courts of Record and that whatever is recorded in their proceedings is presumed to be correct and cannot be contradicted later by parties or counsel.

A Bench comprising Justice Manmohan and Justice N.V. Anjaria made this observation while disposing of a Special Leave Petition filed against an order of the Allahabad High Court dated September 15, 2025.

The petitioner had challenged the High Court's order, which had set aside an order of the First Appellate Court and granted a temporary injunction based on a statement allegedly made by her counsel. The petitioner argued before the Supreme Court that the concession made by her counsel was unauthorised and contrary to her instructions.

Rejecting this argument, the Supreme Court referred to the landmark ruling in State of Maharashtra v. Ramdas Shrinivas Nayak & Anr., (1982) 2 SCC 463, and reiterated that the record of proceedings in the High Court is conclusive.

“This Court has repeatedly held that the High Courts in India are the Courts of record and what is recorded in the Courts are correct and cannot be contradicted by the counsel for the parties,” the Bench observed.

Accordingly, the Supreme Court disposed of the petition while granting the petitioner liberty to file an appropriate application before the High Court.

Case Title: Savita v. Satyabhan Dixit

Citation : 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 1096

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