India, July 13 -- A special roster unveiled by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, under which four dedicated benches will exclusively hear the Supreme Court's oldest civil and criminal cases, is a welcome move. It needs to be complemented by similar moves in high courts and district judiciary, and wider structural reforms that put an end to protracted litigation that not only hurt the criminal justice system but also tilt the scales of justice against the marginalised. This newspaper reported on Monday that the apex court identified around 800 long-pending matters for expedited disposal in the court's first structured docket-management exercise in recent years. From July 13, two division benches headed by justices PK Mishra and SVN ...