HCs should not feel that top court is behaving like a headmaster: SC

BENCH TURNS DOWN REQUEST FOR DEADLINE TO BE SET FOR THE ALLAHABAD HC TO DECIDE ON A CASE RELATED TO BAIL

- Utkarsh Anand

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday cautioned against imposing strict deadlines on high courts, remarking that such directions could create a perception that the apex court is acting as a "headmaster".

Refusing to assign a fixed timeline for the Allahabad high court to re-decide a bail plea, a bench of justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan stressed the need to acknowledge the heavy caseload and challenges high courts face in managing their docket.