A Single Judge Of SC Disposes Of 33 Cases: All You Want To Know About Powers Of Single Judge In Vacation Sitting

Supreme Court judge Justice Deepak Gupta, sitting as a single vacation judge, heard and disposed of 33 cases on Monday, as Justice M Shantanagoudar, who was to head the bench, was unavailable.Justice Gupta conducted the proceedings alone, much to the surprise of advocates, journalists and litigants, who had never witnessed a single judge handle matters in the Supreme Court.Besides the 33. Supreme Court judge Justice Deepak Gupta, sitting as a single vacation judge, heard and disposed of 33 cases on Monday, as Justice M Shantanagoudar, who was to head the bench, was unavailable. Order II, Rule 6 of SC Rules, states as follows: “The Chief Justice may appoint one or more Judges to hear during summer vacation or winter holidays all matters of an urgent nature, which under these rules may be heard by a Judge sitting singly, and, whenever necessary, he may likewise appoint a Division Court for the hearing of urgent cases during the vacation which require to be heard by a Bench of Judges.” Order VI, Rule 6 of SC Rules, deals with powers of single judges during vacation The Rule reads as follows:“During the vacation, the Vacation Judge sitting singly may, in addition to exercising all the powers of a Judge in Chambers under these rules, exercise the powers of the Court in relation to the following matters, namely: Applications for special leave to appeal in urgent cases where interim relief is prayed for subject to the condition that the Vacation Judge shall not decide such a petition if it raises substantial question of law as to the interpretation of the Constitution. Justice VR Krishna Iyer’s order as single judge in vacation that led to National Emergency On June 12, 1975, Allahabad High Court judge Justice Jagmohan Lal Sinha held then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi guilty of two corrupt practices and declared her election to the Lok Sabha void.