Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Friday came down heavily over the lawyers seeking adjournment of the very same matters, which were urgently listed on their request.
Requesting the members of the Bar not to seek adjournments of matters unless it was ‘very very necessary,’ the CJI said he did not want this court to be a ‘tareekh-pe-tareekh’ court.
Citing the statistics, which showed a significant number of adjournment requests, CJI Chandrachud highlighted the inefficiency of the practice and emphasised the importance of preventing the court from becoming associated with prolonged delays.
He said there were 178 adjournment slips today. On an average, per miscellaneous day from September 1 to 3, 154 adjournments were circulated. This totalled to 3688 adjournments in two months. This defeated the purpose of filing and listing.
In contrast, there have been 2,361 cases mentioned for urgent listing in the court since September 2023, with an average of 59 cases mentioned daily. This created a paradox, where cases were initially listed quickly, but then subsequently adjourned, he added.
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