1,842 cases disposed of in 4 days, says Chief Justice of India UU Lalit

New Delhi, September 2

The Supreme Court (SC) has disposed of 1,842 cases in the last four days, Chief Justice of India (CJI) UU Lalit said on Friday.

“The total number of miscellaneous cases disposed of in the last four days was 1,296 and regular matter disposed of was 106. The court staff has informed me. This shows the court has been functioning at this pace. The court also disposed of 440 transfer petitions in the last four days,” the CJI said at a felicitation function organised by the Bar Council of India, which regulates the legal profession in the country.

As on September 1, 2022, there were 70,310 cases — 51,839 admission matters and 18,471 regular hearing matters — pending in the SC. Justice Lalit said he would try his best in his short tenure as CJI to live up to people’s expectations.

BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra said, “Quality of work is important and not the length of tenure. Hitting a century as soon as you come means you have won the game.”

Justice Lalit, who took over as the 49th CJI on August 27, will have a 74-day tenure and will retire on November 8. He has announced that he would strive to have one Constitution Bench functioning throughout the year, streamline the system of urgent mentioning and bring transparency to the system.