Bench of two judges issued guidelines stating private individuals cannot directly address High Court judges. Writ petition filed by an individual regarding a temple was dismissed. Pending petitions also dismissed.
Writ petition dismissed. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, also dismissed.
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH
PRESENT
THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI KALYAN JYOTI SENGUPTA AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.54 OF 2015
DATED:09.03.2015 Between: P.Gangadhar. And Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Devasthanam, Ahobilam, Kurnool District, represented by its Executive Officer and others.
…Petitioner.
… Respondents.
THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI KALYAN JYOTI SENGUPTA AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.54 of 2015
ORDER: (per the Hon’ble The Chief Justice Sri Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta)
This writ petition is filed on the basis of an irrelevant document. A complaint was made by the petitioner to the Honourable Justice of the High Court with regard to functioning of a Temple. We fail to understand how a High Court Judge will take action on a letter addressed by a private individual. Moreover, no private individual can make any communication directly to Honourable Judges of the High Court. Henceforth, any unofficial communication is received from any private individual, it will have to be dealt with in accordance with law. Any unofficial communication addressed by any private individual to the Honourable Chief Justice or the Honourable Judges of this Court may be made to the Principal Private Secretary to the Honourable Chief Justice or the Personal Secretary to the Honourable Judges, not to the Honourable Chief Justice or the Honourable Judges personally.
We therefore direct the Registrar General to circulate this order to the Principal Private Secretary to the Honourable Chief Justice and the Personal Secretaries to the Honourable Judges, for taking note of this matter. If any unofficial communication is made by private individual to the Honourable Chief Justice or the Honourable Judges of this Court directly, such communication must not be placed before the Honourable Chief Justice or the Honourable Judges except with the permission of the Honourable Chief Justice, or the Honourable Judge concerned, and only the complaint which is addressed to the Principal Private Secretary to the Honourable Chief Justice or the Personal Secretaries to the Honourable Judges, should be placed before His Lordship if it requires consideration of the Honourable Chief Justice or the Honourable
Judges, as the case may be.
The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall also stand dismissed. There will be no order as to costs.
_______________________ K.J. SENGUPTA, CJ _______________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J 09.03.2015 BNR/ GJ
2 issues framed by the court
Whether a private individual can directly communicate with High Court Judges regarding temple functioning.
Whether a writ petition based on an unofficial letter from a private individual should be accepted.
P. Gangadhar
Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Devasthanam, Ahobilam
Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta
Sanjay Kumar
As recorded by the court registry
Litigation brought on behalf of the public interest rather than a personal grievance, relaxing the usual rule of locus standi.
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