Singh v State of NSW; Singh v Lekhwar

In *Singh v State of NSW; Singh v Lekhwar*, Mr Singh sought judicial review of orders made by the Supreme Court. The proceedings were heard in the Court of Appeal of New South Wales.

The central legal issue before the Court of Appeal was whether judicial review of Supreme Court orders lay to the Court of Appeal itself.

The Court of Appeal applied the principles established in *Penson v Titan National Pty Ltd* [2015] NSWCA 404. This precedent held that the Court of Appeal does not have jurisdiction to entertain an application for judicial review of a decision of the Supreme Court. The Court reasoned that such a review would effectively involve the Court of Appeal sitting in judgment over its own creation, the Supreme Court, which is not the intended function of the appellate jurisdiction in this context.

Consequently, the summonses for judicial review filed by Mr Singh in both proceedings were dismissed.