2026 Supreme(Online)(Guj) 17965

IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
P. M. Raval, J
Dilip Lakhdhirbha Hathal – Appellant
Versus
State Of Gujarat – Respondent
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR CONSENT QUASHING) NO. 12537 of 2026

Courts possess the inherent authority to rectify clerical or transcription errors in their judicial orders to ensure accuracy and procedural consistency within official records.

Headnote:(A) Practice and Procedure - Note for Speaking to Minutes - Clerical error - Correction of judgment and order - Where an inadvertent error occurs during the transcription of an order, the court maintains the inherent power to rectify such errors to ensure the judicial record correctly reflects the intended order. (Para 1)

Facts of the case:
A note was submitted to the court regarding a transcription error found in a previously passed order. The error involved incorrect references to the date of a judgment and the specific judicial authority mentioned in the text of the original order.

Findings of Court:
The court, upon review of the record and the submitted note, determined that a genuine inadvertent error had occurred during the transcription process and granted the request for correction to align the order with the accurate information.

Issues: Whether the court has the authority to rectify inadvertent transcription errors in a previous order through an application for rectification of minutes.

Ratio Decidendi: The court possesses the inherent authority to correct clerical and transcription mistakes present in its orders to ensure that the court record is accurate and reflects the judicial proceedings correctly.

Result: Note for Speaking to Minutes allowed; fresh writ issued accordingly.