Chief Justice of India Surya Kant constituted four special benches to fast-track some of the Supreme Court’s oldest pending civil and criminal cases. “The judiciary’s foremost obligation is not merely to decide cases, but to decide them within a timeframe that preserves faith in the rule of law,” he said.
The Supreme Court of India described the 23-year delay in a dowry death trial as very disturbing and painful, ordering a thorough inquiry into why the Rajasthan High Court allowed the case to remain pending for over two decades. The Court called this prolonged litigation an “eye-opener for all the High Courts across the country.”
