New Delhi, March 23 -- A high-level meeting will be held between the Supreme Court's mediation and conciliation project committee (MCPC) and government officials on Tuesday to explore ways of resolving the vexed issue of cheque bounce cases, which are clogging India's judicial system, two people aware of the matter said.

As many as 8.2 million cheque bounce cases are pending in Indian courts, leaving them with little time to focus on other civil and criminal matters and contributing to growing delays across the judicial system.

"The discussion will also focus on measures for banks to settle non-performing asset (NPA) cases through permanent Lok Adalats," said the first of the two persons cited earlier, both of whom spoke on the conditio...