Statement Recorded By High Courts Can't Be Later Contradicted By Counsel : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has reiterated that High Courts are Courts of Record and that whatever is recorded in their proceedings is presumed to be correct and cannot be contradicted later by parties or counsel.

A Bench comprising Justice Manmohan and Justice N.V. Anjaria made this observation while disposing of a Special Leave Petition filed against an order of the Allahabad High Court dated September 15, 2025.

The petitioner had challenged the High Court's order, which had set aside an order of the First Appellate Court and granted a temporary injunction based on a statement allegedly made by her counsel. The petitioner argued before the Supreme Court that the concession made by her counsel was unauthorised and contrary to her instructions.

Rejecting this argument, the Supreme Court referre