While monitoring about 8.8 lakh pending execution petitions, the Supreme Court questioned a 2021 Delhi High Court Division Bench ruling on Bhandari Engineers and said it will have to do something about it. The Division Bench ruling has not been set aside.
On the Supreme Court’s colour-coded chart every other High Court showed blue and Delhi showed red, and the Court now wants the Delhi High Court to explain the Pendency Of Execution Petitions there. New Delhi: The Supreme Court is set to ask the Delhi High Court why execution petitions remain so heavily pending in Delhi. […]
Today, On 4th October, the Supreme Court rejected a plea for expedited resolution of an execution petition pending in the Bombay High Court, citing the judges’ heavy workload. With only 64 judges available, far fewer than necessary, the Court highlighted the backlog of cases affecting timely hearings, urging petitioners to seek faster resolutions locally.
