It is more than half a century that every one including the Presidents, Prime Ministers and other luminaries like CJIs have been harping on the necessity of early disposal of litigations. Voice has always been raised for enhancing the number of judges to achieve the objective, by no less than the highest authority in Judiciary-the CJIs, which very often smacked like a demand from Trade Union leader. However, according to a news paper report, a Judge disposed off more than 100 cases in a day, exploding the myth of the demand for more Judges to achieve the objective. It is also a fact that many a Tribunals and Forums have sprung up along with various courts entertaining petitions of specified nature, which interalia means increase in the number of Judges. It is also worth mentioning that the delay, like a period of 4 years being taken in disposing off an application filed by a petitioner in a Writ Petition, should be a matter of concern and the courts should be seized of such aberrations. Similarly, the courts and specially the HCs should be sensitive in allowing adjournements in petitions by senior citizens, particularly petitions involving payment of pensionary dues, otherwise the scuplous bureaucrates, in absense of COST, keep exploiting the provision to carry out their nefarious tactics. Codification of proceedings to address such aberrations and creation of an OMBUDSMAN constitutional body to monitor the activities of the courts along with entertaining complaints against the Judges and the Court Officers (advocates) to make them more responsible and accountable, is need of the hour, lest the citadle of Justice scrumbles down, brick by brick.
