Files Reaching Court Late: Allahabad HC Orders Introduction Of Biometric System In Chief Standing Counsel’s Office

The Allahabad High Court has directed the state government to introduce biometric system in the office of Chief Standing Counsel.

This comes after the Court observed that some of the employees from the office of Chief Standing Counsel are outsourcing staff who are bringing file to the Courts and are reaching the office late.

The bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal noted “This Court feels that on last several occasions the files have not come to the Court in time and the matters have been adjourned due to the fact that files of the Standing Counsel were not with them. It seems that the office of Chief Standing Counsel is not working properly and the files are not reaching the Courts in time, due to the fact that the employees are not coming to the office of Chief Standing Counsel in time, though the Standing Counsel are in time.”

The Court observed that the time has come when there is a requirement of biometric system for attendance of employees in the office of Chief Standing Counsel.

“This Court directs the Principal Secretary (Law) & L.R. Government of U.P. Lucknow to introduce biometric system in the office of Chief Standing Counsel, Allahabad within two weeks and he shall ensure that files of each and every matter listed in the Court reaches by 10.00 AM, when the Courts sits and start their judicial work.”, the Court directed.

Earlier the Standing Counsel, Satish Mohan Tiwari had prayed for adjourning a matter on the ground that his file has not come from the office of Chief Standing Counsel.

“It is 11.10 A.M. and most of the files from the office of Chief Standing Counsel had not come. It has been informed that due to the late coming of the employees in the office of Chief Standing Counsel files are not being sent to the Court in time.", the Court noted.

The Court observed that the files were not reaching the Courts in time as employees are not coming to the office of Chief Standing Counsel on time.

Thus the Court directed to introduce biometric system.

Cause Title- Nar Singh & Others v. State Of U.P & Others

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