Karnataka Amends Civil Procedure to Expedite Case Disposal

Karnataka is changing its court rules to speed up civil cases.

They want to get through over a million pending cases faster.

New rules say that arguments in a case must finish within two years.

Many cases will be sent to mediation first, for a couple of months, to try and reach an agreement.

The court will set deadlines for each step of the trial.

They are hoping this will help resolve cases more quickly.

They also recognize that technology and mediator training will be very important for the new system.