FACTS ABOUT OUR JUDICAIRY……UNBELIEVABLE BUT TRUE.

Ever wondered as to how many days our courts work. The answer to this is unbelievable. Consider the following information:

 Working days of the Supreme Court of India …. around 185 days….pending cases---around 40,000

Working days of the High Courts in states……….around 210 days….pending cases---around 39 lakhs

Working days of the other courts…………………….Same as the High Courts of the respective states---pending cases around 2.63 crores

The summer holidays and the winter holidays in courts was instituted by the British but we continue to persist with them 64 years after the British have gone.

And the courts sit on high moral grounds and pass strictures against all.

It is high time that they look at themselves and curtail their holidays. No one denies the fact the number of judges per million in India is low and that impedes the delivery of justice. Coupled to this is the antiquated justice system that consumes large amounts of time and delays justice further. At the same time, the lesser number of working days is also another important factor that adds to these delays. But will the courts ever curtail their privilege? I have my own doubts.