The twists and turns in the excruciatingly slow investigation of major scams in India continue. An order of 6th May, by the special court in Mumbai hearing cases relating to ‘Scam 1992’, indicates that Harshad Mehta family’s attempt to get money from the custodian is unlikely to be resolved very soon.
On 30th April, the chief justice of India (CJI), NV Ramana, mentioned in a speech that India has 40 million cases pending in lower courts and that the government was the biggest litigant accounting for 50% of these cases.