# or are being delayed merely because the record has been sent for by this Court

- **Citation:** C.L. No. 8
- **Court:** Allahabad High Court
- **Decided:** 1948-03-15
- **Case number:** C.L. No. 8
- **Source:** https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/or-are-being-delayed-merely-because-the-record-has-been-sent-for-by-this-court-162519
- **Pages:** 2

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should indicate whether the cases in subordinate courts are stayed by orders of this Court
or are being delayed merely because the record has been sent for by this Court.
G.L. No. 1631 dated 22nd April, 1913
District Judges should submit with the annual civil returns of their judgeship a
statement showing the period during which each officer worked, in all cases where the
work was done by more than one officer during the year.
G.L. No. 15 dated 16th December, 1909
District Judges should not allow annual statements to be dispatched without
satisfying themselves that correct figures have been entered. The High Court looks to
District and Sessions Judges and District Magistrates to see that these instructions are
fully carried out.
C.L. No. 8 dated 6th February, 1962 read with
C.L.No. 13/VIIIa-90 dated 2nd February, 1961 and
C.L. No. 40/Xg-1 dated 26th August, 1967
The annual statements should be submitted to the Court by the prescribed date
viz., February 15, each year according to Rules 419 and 420 Chapter XV of the General
Rules (Civil) 1957.
C.L. No. 14/VIIIb-130 dated 2nd February, 1961
Inviting the attention of the District Judges to the provisions of rule 419 of
Chapter XV, General Rules (Civil) 1957, Volume I, they are required to submit correct
statements positively on or before the 15th day of February at the latest each year so that
publication of the Report on the Administration of Justice may not be unnecessarily
delayed.
2.
CRIMINAL RETURNS AND STATEMENTS
(i)
Monthly statements
(a) In form no. 39
G.L. No. 20 dated 30th March, 1948
The following particulars should invariably be mentioned in the remarks column
of the session‟s statement in respect of each pending sessions trials -
(1) All the dates fixed for the hearing of the case.
(2) If the case has been heard in part, it should be so stated and the reasons for not
continuing its hearing from day to day and for its adjournment should also be shown.
(3) Where long dates are fixed in adjourned cases, the remarks column should
contain reasons therefore against such cases.
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G.L. No. 67/VIIIa-14 dated 18th October, 1948 as amended by
C.L. No. 105/VIIIa-14 dated 16th October, 1951 and
C.L. No. 108/VIIIa-14 dated 23rd October, 1951 read with
C.L. No. 78/7-T (A-St.)-6-51 dated 25th July, 1951 and
C.L. No. 63/VIIIa-14 dated 7th June, 1972
The following instructions are issued for careful compliance while preparing
monthly statements of sessions trials concluded or pending in the courts of sessions:
(1)
In Form no. 39 prescribed under rule 172, Chapter XVIII of the General
Rules (Criminal), 1957 (Now 1977 vide notification no. 504/vb-13 dated
5.11.83. (HCJ Part IX, no. 64), additional information should invariably
be furnished on the points indicated below.
(2)
The decided and pending sessions trials should be divided into three
groups:
(a)
Decided,
(b)
Transferred (to other courts), and
(c)
Pending; and
(d)
Their particulars given separately on the same sessions statements.
Cases transferred shall thus be shown in the above return.
(3)
The first column of the form should contain the original number of
sessions trials and they should be arranged serially.
(4)
Column no. 2 should ordinarily contain the name of the first accused and
the number of the rest.
(5)
Column no. 8 should give the result of trial of all the accused individually
or in groups as may be necessary. The section or sections under which the
accused are convicted should also be mentioned in this column.
(6)
Column nos. 9 and 10 should contain the number of witnesses for
prosecution and defence already examined in the case in red ink and also
the number of witnesses for prosecution and defence likely to be examined
in the case on future dates in blue ink.
(7)
Column no. 11 should contain the number of days actually occupied in the
trial, with dates of hearing. For example, if the case was taken up on five
dates but no work was done on one day and half day‟s work on another
day, the number of days occupied would be only 3-1/2. The entry shall be
made as follows:
March 15, 1948 (1); March 16, 1948 (1); March 17, 1948 (1); March 18,
1948 (0) and March 19, 1948 (1/2); total 3-1/2 days work.
(8)
All the future dates fixed for trial should be noted in the remarks column.
If record has not been received or if a date has not been fixed, it should be
so noted in this column.
(9)
The remarks column should contain inter alia: