Justice Katju's Writ declared as defective by Supreme Court Registry

By Vijay Kumar

THE last step before a case can enter the hallowed Apex Court, is passing through the Registry and even the best of litigants will falter there. Recently, Justice Markandey Katju, a retired Judge of the Supreme Court filed a writ against the Speaker of the Lok Sabha. The Supreme Court registry found his writ defective. One of the defects was that "Retd." has not been mentioned with petitioner's name in cause title of W.P."

It is not known whether Justice (Retd) Markandey Katju has cured the defects.