10 months time, the Delhi lower courts have solved off 50% of cases pending for the last 10 years and 30% of cases pending for the last five years, as per data available with the Delhi High Court. According to the data, of 59,118 cases dating back to 2013, about 16,215 have been disposed-off, while of 21,250 cases from 2008, as many as 9,862 have been disposed.
The move comes after the Supreme Court stated concern while hearing a case over a large number of pending cases. A Court Management Systems Committee, comprising three High Court judges, was formed to look into the same. On May 11 last year, the committee instructed all district and sessions judges to draw up an action plan with a definite date of solving of all such cases.
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A High Court official said a multi-pronged strategy was undertaken to dispose-off cases. He said that numerous interactions of the committee with district and sessions judges and judicial officers saw “free flow and exchange of views” and out-of-the-box solutions.
“Multiple witnesses of the same case passing repeated information were dropped… Lawyers of both the sides were informed in advance and if they did not turn up, they were penalised either by cost or through closing their right to lead pieces of evidence. Bar Associations, through their advocates, were taken into confidence, and police helped in serving the summons during a criminal trial,” said the official.
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