I'm hungry, tired to dictate: Allahabad HC judge reserves judgement after long day of hearing

Lucknow, Feb 27 (PTI) A judge of the Allahabad High Court recorded his inability to dictate the verdict in a case after a long day of hearing, saying, "Since I am feeling hungry, tired and physically incapacitated to dictate the judgment, the judgment is reserved." This happened on Tuesday, when Justice Subhash Vidyarthi of the high court's Lucknow bench passed the order on a plea filed by Chandralekha Singh.

As many as 235 cases, including 92 fresh ones, were listed for hearing before Justice Vidyarthi on Tuesday and he could hear only 29 fresh matters till 4.15 pm.

But when he was informed about the current matter remanded by the Supreme Court, Justice Vidyarthi started hearing of the case at 4.15 pm and continued till 7.00 pm.

The petition was filed in 2025 against an order of DRT. The high court had in May 2025 set aside the DRT order and directed it to decide the matter afresh after affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner.

This order of the high court was challenged in the Supreme Court which on August 25, 2025 set it aside on the ground that the respondent concerned was not heard.

The apex court had also asked the high court to decide the petition afresh expeditiously and preferably within six months.

The six month period was going to expire on Tuesday.

After marathon hearing of the matter in which senior advocate Anuj Kudesia for the petitioner, senior advocate Sudeep Kumar for the respondents concerned and PK Srivastava for Canara Bank had argued at length, the judge expressed that he was completely exhausted and was not in a position to dictate the judgment then and there on the dais and hence he reserved the verdict.

While reserving the judgment, Justice Vidyarthi observed, "Today there were 92 fresh matters, 101 regular matters, 39 fresh miscellaneous applications and three matters listed in the additional/unlisted list-I, II and III. Only fresh cases up to serial number 29 could be heard today." "However, keeping in view the order passed by Hon'ble the Supreme Court, hearing of this matter was commenced at 4.15 p.m. and it has concluded at 7.10 p.m," he said.

"Since I am feeling hungry, tired and physically incapacitated to dictate the judgment, the judgment is reserved." PTI COR NAV ZMN