ISTAK MOHD. vs STATE OF U.P. .

The Supreme Court addressed the referral of a matter from a Single Judge of the Allahabad High Court to a larger Bench regarding the nature of a government order dated 24.4.2006, determining whether it was a clarificatory order or an independent order with no prospective application. The Court found the procedure adopted by the Referral Court to be irregular, as it should have merely answered the question and returned the matter for disposal. Consequently, the Court set aside the dismissal of the writ petition and remitted the case back to the Single Judge for final disposal.