CJI Angry, Warns HC Judge; Very Disturbed by HC Trend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV9FwrhTUng
Reserved & wrong: CJI rightly calls out HC judges who waste judicial time by delaying judgments. Will it have an impact?
April 10, 2024 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/toi-editorials/reserved-wrong-cji-rightly-calls-out-hc-judges-who-waste-judicial-time-by-delaying-judgments-will-it-have-an-impact/
The practice of reserving judgments for months beyond stipulated periods, where judges put off announcing their decisions, long after hearings are over. This delay is entirely on the judge. Yet, Chandrachud’s initiative, of seeking details from all HCs of cases awaiting verdicts for over 3 months, had an unforeseen fallout. CJI said several judges had hurriedly released cases for ‘fresh hearings’. This meant the entire process must start from scratch – a massive setback, and not just financially –for those who move court. Judges are burdening litigants, to simply avoid their inefficiency getting marked. CJI called it a “waste of judicial time, damaging for principles of judicial efficacy and speedy justice”. As if the egregious practice of inordinate delays wasn’t bad enough, judges, trying to dodge CJI’s initiative, were being deceitful at the workplace. Not for nothing are questions raised on judicial probity.