Argument timelines, prioritised listing: CJI resets SC functioning
New Delhi, Dec. 30 -- Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Monday initiated a significant overhaul of the Supreme Court's functioning, introducing mandatory timelines for oral arguments and restructuring the court's listing priorities to ensure faster, more predictable, and inclusive justice delivery.
Through two administrative circulars issued on Monday, the apex court formally operationalised reforms that justice Kant had flagged soon after assuming office on November 24, including reducing delays, rationalising court time, and ensuring that the justice system meaningfully served ordinary litigants and vulnerable groups.
The first circular mandates that all lawyers will now be bound by prefixed and strictly enforced timelines while ...
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