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Allahabad High Court rules that constitutional courts should not direct subordinate courts to dispose of cases within a stipulated time, except in exceptional circumstances.
Allahabad High Court rules that constitutional courts should not fix time-bound schedules for subordinate courts' case disposal, except in exceptional circumstances.
Allahabad HC reaffirms that constitutional courts cannot interfere with the judicial discretion of subordinate courts in managing case timelines. The ruling underscores that expedited disposal orders under Article 227 would create preferential treatment, undermining the trial court's authority to assess urgency based on facts like disability or socio-economic hardship.