With working strength of just 2, Sikkim HC unable to hear intra-court appeals

Key takeaways

• Sikkim High Court lacks the necessary judges to hear appeals against its own single-judge orders.
• The Chief Justice requested the Supreme Court to transfer five pending writ appeals to another court.
• The Supreme Court treated the request as a suo motu writ petition and sought a response from the Centre.
• The court's working strength dropped to two judges after the previous Chief Justice transferred to Patna.