- performance evaluation for judges ~ by Justice Kant
Judicial Pendency
- Case backlog in SC at all time high: 88.4k
- “Black coat syndrome”: citizens lose trust in judiciary and resort to extra legal methods for dispute resulotion
Initiatives to reduce pendency
- National mission for justice delivery & legal reforms (NMJDLR 2011)
- CSS for Development of Infrastructure for judiciary
- E-courts Mission Mode Project
- Commercial Courts Act 2015
- Fast Track Courts for long pending & heinous criminal cases eg. NIA, POCSO
- ADR Alternate Dispute Resolution
Suggestions
- Former CJI NV Ramana: establish National judicial infra authority
- Appoint ad hoc judges
- Setting targets, timelines
- Controlling adjournments
- Prioritize ADR