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Decisions of Appellate Courts must show independent application of mind

In STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ORS. VERSUS PREM KUMAR SHUKLA & ANR, appeal was filed before the Supreme Court against the judgment of the Division Bench of Allahabad High Court dismissing the appeal filed by the State against the order of the single judge bench of Allahabad High Court.

The Supreme Court quashed and set aside the judgment of the Division Bench objecting to the fact that except, reproducing paras 7 to 15 from the judgment of the learned Single Judge, there is no independent application of mind at all by the Division Bench.

The Supreme Court also held that this is not the manner in which the Division Bench should have decided and disposed of the writ appeal. The Division Bench of the High Court has not exercised the appellate jurisdiction vested in it. There must be an independent application of mind and at least some independent reasoning to be given by the appellate Court while deciding and disposing of the writ appeal. 

The court held that the impugned judgment and order passed by the High Court dismissing the writ appeal is unsustainable and the same deserves to be quashed and set aside and is, accordingly, quashed and set aside. However, as nothing has been further discussed by the Division Bench of the High Court on merits, we have no other alternative but to remand the matter to the High Court to decide the writ appeal afresh in accordance with law and on its own merits and pass a speaking reasoned order.

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