The Supreme court is a worried institution today as it finds much to its dismay that its writ does not run over some of the High courts.” We do not know whether an ordinary citizen would think of complying with the orders of directions issued by this court” said the SC in an anguished and worried tone. It was reacting over the Karnataka HC which was dragging its feet over recruitment of judges even after SC directions to all the HCs to quickly fill up over 2000 vacancies to clear a monstrous back log of nearly 3 crores cases in lower courts. The SC warned the Karnataka HC “ If need be the HC should change the Registrar General and bring a person who can really help and assist the HC in complying with the orders issued by the SC. If we do not get an appropriate reply we will not hesitate to initiate appropriate contempt proceedings against the officers/authorities concerned.
(Extract from TOI MAY 3)
- Time and again eminent members of the judiciary have aired the urgency of revamping judiciary.GOI Law Ministry should swing into action to bring the reforms and also revisit their National Litigation policy which hither to remains as a hog wash.
R.K.VISWAANTHAN