New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that High Courts are not under its supervisory control and cannot be expected to dispose of matters expeditiously if they are functioning with only half their sanctioned strength. A two-judge bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta made the remarks while refusing to hear a plea seeking directions to the Allahabad High Court for speedy disposal of an appeal. Justice Nath responded, “The High Courts are not under the supervisory control of this court.”When informed that the petitioner had already filed two applications for early disposal, the bench said, “Continue filing. If the High Courts are functioning on half their strength, how do you expect them to cope with all matters expeditiously? Justice Nath, recalling his days as an advocate in the Allahabad High Court, remarked, “Two applications is nothing.