As per the latest annual Judiciary report, there are currently a little over 50,000 cases waiting to be heard. Nearly 20,000 of these are in the High Court circuits, where the vast bulk of.
Justice DY Chandrachud said that while it may look like judges are getting too many holidays in a year, the reality is very different from what it seems.
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The Bombay High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Bar Council of India on a plea challenging the practice of courts taking long vacations thereby affecting filing and hearing of case during such vacation period.
The Bombay High Court today said it would hear after Diwali holidays a public interest litigation challenging the practice of courts taking long vacations, thereby affecting filing and hearing of cases.