Don't Want To Create A Class Among Litigants: Bombay High Court Stops Practice Of Placing Matters 'High On Board'

In a bid to avoid misconceptions against the judiciary, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday (June 11) said that it has done away with the practice of placing certain matters "High on Board" in the daily list of cases to be heard.

A division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Sandeep Marne said this is being done to avoid any classification of litigants and to ensure that no wrong message is sent out.

"We have done away with the practice of placing (matters) High on Board, First on Board... We think it kind of created a class within the litigants like those who can afford are given High on Board etc... so we do not want to send a wrong message... We hear all the listed matters," CJ Aradhe orally remarked.

This came in response to a request by an advocate, who while seeking an adjournment in the hearing of his petition, urged the bench to place his matter High on Board so that it can be heard on the adjourned date.

High on Board matters are usually the ones that are placed between 1 to 10 in the daily list of cases to be heard.