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CJI Surya Kant: Case backlog reduced, technology schemes effective

CJI Surya Kant: Case backlog reduced, technology schemes effective
Case backlog reduced from past decades, says CJI; praises impact of technology · theprint.in

In India, the top judge of the country's courts is called the Chief Justice of India.

That judge is Surya Kant.

He said that courts are getting better at dealing with their pending work.

Long ago, courts had a huge pile of cases waiting to be heard.

He said that pile is much smaller than it was 10 or 20 years ago.

He thanked technology, like computers and smart systems, for helping courts finish cases faster.

He spoke about this at a big meeting in Indore.

The meeting was organized by the National Legal Services Authority, which helps people get legal help.

Important leaders, including the Union Law Minister and the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, attended too.

He also said every court case is different and must be judged by its own facts.

Key facts

Speaker
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant
Event
Regional conference of the Western Zone of the National Legal Services Authority
Location
Indore
Date
August 8 (Saturday)
Notable attendees
Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, judges from the Supreme Court and High Courts
Key claim
Case backlog is no longer what it was 10 or 20 years ago
On fake harassment cases
No general statement can be made; each case depends on its specific facts
On Collegium appointments
CJI declined to discuss, saying the event is a programme of the Legal Services Authority

Quotes

Surya Kant

Chief Justice of India

“We have developed numerous schemes for speedy disposal of cases through technology, and these have yielded very good results.”
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“You will not talk about the Collegium here. This is a programme of the Legal Services Authority.”
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