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Supreme Court may hold daily 2-hour sittings for pending cases
The Supreme Court on Wednesday suggested daily two-hour afternoon hearings from 2 pm to 4 pm to clear 29 pending seven-judge Constitution Bench references. Chief Justice Surya Kant, heading a three-member bench…
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday suggested daily two-hour afternoon hearings from 2 pm to 4 pm to clear 29 pending seven-judge Constitution Bench references. Chief Justice Surya Kant, heading a three-member bench including Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, proposed that morning sessions continue hearing fresh and miscellaneous cases. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal agreed that some long-pending matters need settlement because conflicting views remain. The court said it might test this arrangement on a trial basis.
The Indian Opinion
The CJI's proposal to fix a strict two-hour slot daily is a practical move to tackle judicial backlog, but it risks turning weighty constitutional questions into hurried items on a checklist. Some may celebrate speed as efficiency, yet the quality of deliberation matters more than the number of disposed cases. The real test will be whether these afternoon benches actually produce reasoned judgments on the 29 references, or just more adjournments. Watch for how many matters are fully heard and decided within the first month of this trial.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
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