Pendency Of Cases: CJI Writes To HC Chief Justices To Implement Disposal Review Mechanism, Fill Up Vacancies In District Judiciary

In view of the observations of the Arrears Committee of the Supreme Court in respect of the mounting pendency of civil and criminal appeals before the High Court, CJI Dipak Misra has written to the Chief Justices of the High Courts to initiate a Disposal Review Mechanism.The Mechanism is intended to concentrate on the institution and disposal of matters on a priority basis, taking stock in. In view of the observations of the Arrears Committee of the Supreme Court in respect of the mounting pendency of civil and criminal appeals before the High Court, CJI Dipak Misra has written to the Chief Justices of the High Courts to initiate a Disposal Review Mechanism. “The arrears committee of Supreme Court of India in its various deliberations noted that large number of criminal appeals and civil appeals are pending in High Courts. Further, in another communication dated June 22, the CJI has, in the light of the apex court judgment in Malik Mazhar Sultan v. UPPSC, impressed upon the Chief Justices of several High Courts to take steps to promptly fill the vacancies in the subordinate judiciary, particularly where the same is higher than 15%.