Everyone has equal right to access justice: SC refuses to entertain judicial officer's plea
The bench said prioritizing one plea would be unfair to other litigants waiting for hearings.
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'Bus peon or Principal Secretary, everyone has equal right to access justice': SC rejects former judge’s priority hearing plea
A Bench of Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana said litigants must be treated equally, regardless of their position or former office.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to give priority to former District Judge Rakesh Kumar Nain, who arrived in the Allahabad High Court demanding early hearing of the pending case. The Court said that a person should not be put ahead of other parties on the basis of his position or former position [...]
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a former district judge's plea for an early hearing. The court said that no one can get preference based on position. The Constitution gives every person equal access to justice. Former judge Rakesh Kumar Nain had sought an early hearing on a writ petition pending in the Allahabad High Court challenging his dismissal from service. Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V.
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