JAGIR SINGH vs RANBIR SINGH & AND

The Supreme Court held that the power of judicial superintendence under Article 227 of the Constitution is discretionary and should be exercised sparingly, particularly when a statute prohibits the exercise of revisional powers by the High Court. The Court clarified that Section 484(2) of the Cr.P.C. 1974 does not provide a corresponding provision for maintenance orders made under Section 488 of the Cr.P.C. 1898, leading to the cancellation of such orders. The appeal was allowed, affirming that the High Court's jurisdiction under Article 227 cannot be invoked to circumvent statutory limitations on revisional powers.