Retired SC Judge challenges Rajasthan HC order over 'lethargic' tribunal comment

A retired Supreme Court judge has approached the Supreme Court against an order passed by the Rajasthan High Court. The Rajasthan HC had on 27 May fixed a timeline for deciding an arbitration dispute between HCL Infosystems and Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd (JVVNL) concerning a technology contract. The order contained remarks questioning the pace of the tribunal led by the former judge.

The move marks a rare instance of a retired SC judge challenging a High Court's characterisation of his conduct in a quasi-judicial forum.