The Delhi High Court expressed sharp disapproval over lawyers repeatedly seeking adjournments, stressing that such delays unfairly burden litigants. “Blissfully ignorant, it’s the litigant who suffers,” the Court remarked while criticising advocates for disrupting the judicial process.
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.”
