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As per case facts... The Supreme Court had previously set aside a High Court judgment and remanded the matter for fresh consideration. In that prior order, the Supreme Court had
...issued directions to the Chief Justice of the High Court to immediately withdraw the criminal determination from the concerned High Court Judge and to direct that the Judge not be assigned any criminal determination until retirement, given a pattern of numerous erroneous orders. The current proceeding arose because the Chief Justice of India requested the Supreme Court to reconsider the punitive directions concerning the High Court Judge. The question arose whether the Supreme Court should delete the earlier directions issued to the Chief Justice of the High Court regarding the roster of the concerned Judge, following the request made by the Chief Justice of India. Finally, the Supreme Court acceded to the request of the Chief Justice of India and deleted paragraphs 25 and 26 of its earlier order, which contained the punitive directions. The Court clarified that its intention was never to cause embarrassment but to protect the "dignity and authority of the judiciary as a whole," especially as the impugned order was one of "many such erroneous orders." While acknowledging the Chief Justice of a High Court as the master of the roster, the Court reiterated its constitutional responsibility to intervene when institutional concerns affect the rule of law. The Court ultimately left the matter for the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court to look into.
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