He stresses the need for coordination between the Bar and the Bench
Chief Justice Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta. (Photo: DC/File)
Hyderabad: Chief Justice Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta of the Hyderabad High Court on Friday said that hasty legislations and procedural hurdles in deciding cases are also reasons, besides inadequate infrastructure in courts, for mounting arrears of cases in subordinate courts and the High Court.
He was addressing the legal fraternity after hoisting the National Flag here at the High Court on the 68th Independence Day.
Stressing the need for coordination between the Bar and the Bench, Justice Sengupta said if the two worked hard it would not be difficult to dispose of 9.5 lakh cases that are pending in subordinate courts of Telangana and Andhra Pr-adesh states as well as the common High Court in a prescribed time frame. He said, “We should not feel apprehensive of the growth of litigation as it shows greater faith of the public in our institution and assertion of rights by people.”
He appealed to the legal fraternity to reaffirm their continued commitment to serve effectively the social, economic, cultural and political needs of society and to preserve basic human dignity.
He said that legal services authorities in the two states organised 7,500 Lok Adalats and settled more than 53,000 cases in the first half of 2014 alone.
Advising adoption of an Alternative Disputes Redre-ssal mechanism, especially mediation, Justice Sengupta cautioned that “We have to innovate and change as otherwise the system would stagnate”.
The Chief Justice presented awards to meritorious children of the staff of the High Court. Justice Cheema, judge of Bombay High Court, judges and former judges of the Hyderabad High Court, senior advocates, members of the Bar Association and Bar Council, registrars and others were present.
( Source : dc correspondent )
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