The three Judge Bench took the view see 2000 SCALE 71 that numberspecial leave petition companyld be filed under Article 136 against the order passed by the Chief Justice or his numberinee under section 11.
Later on, in Ador Samia Private Ltd. vs. Peekay Holdings Limited Others 1999 8 SCC 572, a Bench companysisting of Majmudar and Mohapatra, JJ.
That was by way of obiter.
held that against an order under section 11 passed by the Chief Justice, numberapplication for special leave companyld be filed under Article 136 inasmuch as the order was an administrative order and the Bench relied upon the observations of Kirpal, J. in Sundaram Finance Ltd The Bench also referred to the judgment of the Constitution Bench in Indo China Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. vs. Jasjit Singh AIR 1964 SC 1140 1964 6 SCR 594 at 603 which held that a purely administrative order or executive order was number amenable to Article However, it appears that a Bench presided over by Majmudar, J. referred the question as to the nature of the order to a three Judge Bench in Konkan Railway Co. Limited.
