# sitting or retired Chief Justice or Judge of the Court or a sitting or retired

- **Citation:** C.L. No. 27/Admin
- **Court:** Allahabad High Court
- **Decided:** 1983-07-21
- **Case number:** C.L. No. 27/Admin
- **Source:** https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/sitting-or-retired-chief-justice-or-judge-of-the-court-or-a-sitting-or-retired-162867
- **Pages:** 2

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death/funeral of a Gazetted Officer, Advocate or other prominent person in the district
and an official of such courts, I am directed to say that henceforth the District Judges may
close the courts under their administrative control, only for half a day and only in the
following circumstances:-
(i)
When a sitting or retired Chief Justice or Judge of the Supreme Court or
sitting or retired Chief Justice or Judge of the Court or a sitting or retired
Judicial Officer or a senior or prominent member of the Bar dies; and
(ii)
When the death or funeral or cremation of such person takes place in the
district.
I am to add that if the death or cremation or funeral of such a person has taken
place earlier or in a different district, the courts shall not be closed at all.
C.L. No. 27/Admin ̳G-I' Section Dated: Allahabad: 12.12.2008
Upon consideration of the matter of the loss of valuable time on account of the
closure of Courts and offices in the event of death/funeral of a Hon'ble Chief Justice or
Hon'ble Judge of the Supreme Court sitting or retired, a Hon'ble Chief Justice or Hon'ble
Judge of the High Court sitting or retired, an Officer of the Subordinate Court sitting or
retired or a senior or prominent member of the Bar, the Hon'ble Court has resolved that
instead of closing the Courts on such happening, the judicial work should only be
suspended after 3.30 p.m. on the concerned date and the offices should continue to work
throughout the day.
Therefore, in supersession of the Circular Letter (C.L. No. 10/IXg-11 dated
29.1.1973), I am directed to say that in the event of death/funeral of a person of any of
the above enumerated categories, only the judicial work shall be suspended after 3.30
p.m. on the concerned date while the offices shall continue to work till the regular hours.
I am to request you to kindly bring the contents of this Circular Letter to the
notice of all the Judicial Officers under your administrative control for information and
strict compliance.
4.
SURPRISE VISIT
C. L. No. 47/VIIId-20-Admn. (G)(B), dated 21st July, 1983
District Judges should see that officers and officials working under them attend the office
and court in time strictly in accordance with rule 10 of General Rules (Civil).
C. L. No. 62/VIII-b-4, dated 7th June, 1951 as modified by
C. L. No. 8/VIII-b-4, dated 11th January, 1952
All District Judges and Additional District Judges not at the headquarters should
themselves make surprise rounds in their Judgeship/ district at least once a month
between 10.30 and 11 a.m. so as to ensure the observance of punctuality in courts and
offices. This duty should in no case be delegated to the Munsarim, a peon or any other
subordinate.
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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.