Must make efforts to change 'culture of adjournments' in courts: Prez

President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday said that reducing the pendency of cases is a big challenge facing the judiciary. Addressing the two-day National Conference of District Judiciary at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, President Murmu said all stakeholders should come together and find solutions to address the backlog of cases.Murmu said all possible actions should be taken to change the "culture of adjournments" in courts to ensure swift justice.

‘Culture of Adjournment’ से गरीब लोगों को जो कष्ट होता है उसकी कल्पना भी बहुत से लोग नहीं कर सकते। इस स्थिति को बदलने के हर संभव उपाय किए जाने चाहिए। pic.twitter.com/U8ZKClnTcl

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) September 1, 2024

The President also expressed happiness over the increase in the number of women judicial officers.Murmu also released a flag and insignia of the Supreme Court.

#WATCH | Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu unveiled a new flag and insignia for the Supreme Court to commemorate its 75th anniversary. pic.twitter.com/sn40tB2Y9b

— ANI (@ANI) September 1, 2024

In his address, Law and Justice Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal expressed pride that the Supreme Court has completed the journey of 75 years. He said a good ecosystem of the judicial system should be available to the citizens working in various fields so that they can devote their individual and collective potential to nation-building.
Addressing the conference, Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, said the Committee on Reducing Arrears of Cases has laid out an action plan for reducing case pendency through case management. He added that some of the other strategies for dealing with the backlog include pre-litigation dispute resolution. The Chief Justice said the Supreme Court recently concluded its first-ever National Lok Adalat, at which almost 1,000 cases were disposed of amicably within a course of five working days.