The bench observed that the conduct of judicial officers in passing such orders “is objectionable and deserves to be deprecated”. (File Photo) Taking stern note of court orders being issued “mechanically” and “without applying judicial mind”, the Allahabad High Court quashed a trial court order that took cognizance of a chargesheet in an SC/ST Act case and issued summons to the accused. The reason? It had been passed on a printed proforma. Calling the order illegal and invalid, a single bench of Justice Madan Pal Singh in its April 24 order stated, “Despite a series of decisions of the apex court and this court disapproving such practice of passing orders on printed proforma, it is painful and unfortunate to note that the appellant in the present case has been summoned by such an order, wherein blanks have been filled in without applying judicial mind.” It observed that the conduct of judicial officers in passing such orders “is objectionable and deserves to be deprecated”.…