# should make surprise visits now and then both at 10.30 a.m. and 2 p.m

- **Citation:** C. L. No. 24/VIII-b-4
- **Court:** Allahabad High Court
- **Decided:** 1968-02-09
- **Case number:** C. L. No. 24/VIII-b-4
- **Source:** https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/should-make-surprise-visits-now-and-then-both-at-10-30-a-m-and-2-p-m-162872
- **Pages:** 2

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C. L. No. 24/VIII-b-4, dated 9th February, 1971
For strict observance of punctuality in court and offices, the District Judges
should make surprise visits now and then both at 10.30 a.m. and 2 p.m.
C. L. No. 110/H-1, dated 6th November, 1951

This should enable them, among other things, to see whether work in the court
and offices commences at the proper time; whether any outsiders are allowed access
inside the office; whether any surreptitious inspection of records are allowed; whether the
case diaries maintained by the clerks are properly exhibited and posted up to date;
whether the court building is kept generally clean; and whether fire precautions are
satisfactorily maintained.
C. L. No. 14/VIII-b-12, dated 19th January, 1952
District Judges should examine the case diaries of all courts from time to time in
their judgeship and see that they are properly maintained.

District Judges and Chief Judicial Magistrates should take more interest in
controlling and guiding the subordinate officers of their judgeship for proper
administration of justice in the State.
To check, watch and ward arrangements
C. L. No. 91/IX-g-17, dated 21st August, 1952

District Judges should check, watch and ward arrangements of all the courts and
offices of their Judgeship at least once every half year and see if any change is necessary
in the interest of security, direct the Nazirs of all courts in their judgeship to check the
watch and ward arrangements occasionally and to see that the chaukidars and the police
sentries (where they are posted) are alert in the performance of their duty and report to
the Court whenever the court building is left without any guard. Normally, whenever a
Chaukidar is not available, it should be possible to depute some peons or process servers
for the purpose.
C. L. No. 12/31-B, dated 9th February, 1968 and
C. L. No. 71/19-BB, dated 7th May, 1974
To avoid loss of government property, including typewriters, by theft the
following preventive measures may be taken:-
1.
The Nazir or his assistant should particularly see, with the Chaukidars,
before leaving the office that all the rooms are properly locked.
2.
The Chaukidars should also lock all the gates where necessary at the
appointed hour. They should not be allowed anybody to enter the
compound after the gates have been closed except under proper orders.
3.
The Chaukidars should keep a strict watch and should not leave the
compound until far rashes come in the morning and they have shown them
that all the doors are closed and the locks are intact.
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4.
The Munsarims of each court or the official leaving a particular office
room in the last shall see that all the almirhas are locked and articles
within the room are at their places.
5.
On Sundays and other holidays no office room should be opened without
previous sanction obtained from the officer-in-charge Nazarat or the
District Judge.
6.
The antecedents of Chaukidars should also be got verified and only such
persons should be appointed to work as Chaukidars who are above board
and whose antecedents are clean.
Strict compliance of the instructions with regard to the question of enforcing
pecuniary liability and other forms of disciplinary action contained in Government's
Orders incorporated in Appendix XIX-B of the Financial Hand Book, Vol. V, Part I be
made.
C. L. No. 152/20-BB, dated 15th December, 1975
To ensure safety of typewriters the following steps should be taken:-
(i)
A centrally situated room or safe accommodation available in Nazarat may
be had for keeping all typewriters.
(ii)
All officials incharge of typewriters should deposit their typewriters every
evening at the allotted place.
(iii)
Nazir or Assistant Nazir to maintain a register to note receipt of
typewriters, name of the official from whom received and the name of the
official to whom given next morning.
(iv)
Nazir to note every day the number of typewriters received in the evening
and the number of typewriters issued in the morning.
(v)
Nazir to see that the typewriters are securely placed in the allotted room
and should himself lock the door and secure the windows.
(vi)
After locking the room the Nazir should call the Chaukidar and show him
that the door and the windows have been properly secured.
(vii)
Services of Class IV employees in addition to the Chaukidars to be
utilized turn wise for keeping watch over the room where typewriters are
kept.
(viii) District Judge to keep a page typed on each typewriter for comparison and
checking of anonymous complaints.
C. L. No. 12/31-BB, dated 9th February, 1968 and
C. L. No. 71/19-BB, dated 7th May, 1974
To obviate chances of theft of Government Property particularly typewriters, all
necessary precautions as mentioned in the C. L. Dated, February 9, 1968 and appendices
XIX-B and XIX-C of F.H.B., Volume V, Part I may be taken and those found careless of
playing fraud should be severely dealt with.