High Courts Are Courts of Record; What Is Recorded in Proceedings Is Final and Cannot Be Contradicted by Counsel: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of India, while disposing of a Special Leave Petition, reaffirmed the legal principle that the record of proceedings in a High Court is conclusive and cannot be contradicted by parties in an appeal. The Court held that the proper remedy for a party claiming their counsel made an “unauthorised” concession is to file an appropriate application before the High Court itself, not to challenge the record in the Supreme Court.

The matter, Savita v. Satyabhan Dixit , was heard by a division bench comprising Justice Manmohan and Justice N.V. Anjaria on November 7, 2025.

Background of the Case

The petitioner, Savita, filed a Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 31322/2025 challenging a final judgment and order passed by the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad on September 15, 2