Supreme Court cannot become 'tareekh pe tareekh court': CJI DY Chandrachud on over 3,000 adjournment requests
Bar and Bench, the CJI said as many as 3,688 adjournments were sought by lawyers from September to October. He said the adjournments defeats the "very purpose of expediting cases". "Matters are mentioned for being expedited but on the other hand adjournment is sought.
This cannot become a tareek pe tareek court. This defeats the trust of the citizens and thus this is our moral responsibility. This does not show a good image of our court to the country," CJI Chandrachud was quoted as saying.
ALSO READ: 'These are not just physical relations’: Top statements of CJI Chandrachud in same sex marriage hearing He further mentioned that for November 3, the Supreme Court had 178 adjournment slips. “For each miscellaneous days since October, 150 adjournment slips were there on each day," he said. "From September to October, 3,688 adjournment slips were circulated," he said, while adding, "This defeats the very purpose of expediting the case," he said.
The CJI said that on one hand, matters are mentioned by lawyers everyday for urgent listing but on the other, they seek adjournment when cases are listed. “From September to November 1, fifty-eight matters are mentioned everyday," he said. CJI Chandrachud, however, noted that the period from filing of a case to listing of hearing is reducing.
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