Plan a system to reduce pendency of cases: CJI
New Delhi, Oct. 3: Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi said on Wednesday he and his colleagues were trying to evolve a system to produce better results and reduce pendency of cases, as he expressed hope that vacancies in subordinate courts would be filled in three to four months.
He said filling up the vacancies were not a problem but “getting the right man” was.
“The solution lies in getting the right man, and the right man will come only if the office maintains its aura and dignity. This is what I wanted to convey,” Justice Gogoi said at an event organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association to felicitate him on his elevation as the country’s top judge.
“Let me tell you. Me and my colleagues are trying to evolve a system which can produce better results. We are working on it. We started working on it sometime back and may be in a couple of days, we will have it. We are trying to reduce the time between filing of cases and the listing of cases. We are trying to introduce a system by which the cases will not get dropped from the list,” Justice Gogoi said.
Speaking at the event, attorney- general K. K. Venugopal reiterated his demand to increase the salary and retirement age of judges of the apex court and high courts.
Responding to the AG’s demand, Justice Gogoi said, “both are related”, adding, “unless other issues faced by the institution are tackled”, it’s not going to work.
“Similarly filling up of vacancies are very important. I am taking it up privately. Filling up of 5,000 vacancies that we have at the subordinate level. Will try to do it in 3- 4 months but filling up of vacancies is not going to solve the problem,” Justice Gogoi said, adding, “the solution lies in getting the right man”. — PTI