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Supreme Court orders inquiry into judicial officer for third failed status report
The Supreme Court addressed the repeated failure of a trial court to submit status reports on a pending case involving Farid Ahmad Khan and Gyan Chand Mogha (deceased) and their legal heirs.
The Court directed the Allahabad High Court to initiate a preliminary inquiry against the concerned judicial officer for this non-compliance.
Who it concerns: Petitioner: Farid Ahmad Khan; Respondents: Gyan Chand Mogha (Dead) through Legal Heirs and others; Bench: Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Shree Chandrashekar.
What the court decided
- Directed the Registrar General of the Allahabad High Court to initiate a preliminary inquiry against the concerned judicial officer.
- Ordered the Registrar General to send a report to the Supreme Court within 15 days.
- Listed the matter for the next hearing on 21.09.2026.
- Noted that the Court will consider initiating a departmental inquiry based on the preliminary report.
Also in the document
- The Court noted that this is the third occasion where the trial court has failed to submit a report as sought.
- The Court previously directed the trial to be completed within six months from 12.05.2026, with a status report due by 21.08.2026, which was not received.
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Supreme Court of India — orders & judgments
Court order · 4 Sep 2026
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