A Supreme Court committee has evolved a novel mechanism to get rid of cases of matrimonial disputes, cheque bounces and other petty offences amicably by sitting across the table.
Battling with a huge pendency of cases, a Supreme Court committee has evolved a novel mechanism — Alternative Disputes Redressal (ADR) — to get rid of cases of matrimonial disputes, cheque bounces and other petty offences amicably by sitting across the table.
To begin with, the Supreme Court mediation and reconciliation committee has decided to send a batch of Delhi Judges to teach the art of adopting an ADR mechanism like mediation, to the judges of other states to ensure speedy justice.
The Supreme Court’s mediation committee has selected eight additional district and sessions judges who will share their experience with the judges from three other states and explain how ADR will help the ailing judiciary. The Delhi judges will undertake the training sessions with judges of Nagpur, Kota and Bharatpur in Rajasthan and Gandhinagar in Gujarat.
“We have started the pilot project so that other states can also overcome the menace of huge pendency. If this time, it turns to be a healthy exercise, then this will be extended to other states as well,” said a mediation centre official.
According to the SC committee, the reason for pinning down these states is the whopping number of pending cases there.
Delhi has solved 81% cases through mediation till May 31 this year.
“In an age when an e-mail reaches America in ten seconds, people are not willing to wait 10 or 20 years for a case to be finally decided. Judges are blamed by the public for this delay, but people often do not know their difficulties. While most of the judges are working hard to reduce the backlog, yet, because of the heavy filing and huge pendency it is not humanly possible for the judiciary to carry this massive load of cases alone. So, the only solution is mediation,” the mediation official added.
There are an estimated 26 million cases pending in the lower judiciary across the country. In fact, pendency has increased by 148% in the Supreme Court and 53% in high courts in the last 10 years.
Huge backlog
26 million cases are pending in the lower judiciary across the country. In fact, pendency has increased by 148% in the SC and 53% in HCs in the last 10 years.
Delhi has solved 81% cases through mediation till May 31. Now, judges from here will train their counterparts in Nagpur, Kota and Bharatpur.
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