Over 8 lakh execution petitions pending across district courts in India, with 39% of them in Maharashtra alone, with over 3 lakh cases. Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh account for approximately two-thirds of the total pending execution petitions. SC has mandated all HCs to establish mechanism for deciding execution petitions within 6 months due to chronic delays in enforcing court decrees.
Highly disappointed with the staggering pendency in execution petitions, the top court lamented about the systemic delay, observing that the indifference of the district judiciary to ensure enforcement of judicial orders has rendered court decrees meaningless. It reiterated earlier Supreme court guidelines that fixed a six-month timeline to dispose execution petitions.
by BHADRA SINHA