Overview

• The Indian Industry (CII) has called for urgent reforms to the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) to tackle over 5 crore pending cases in India's courts.
• CII suggests introducing real-time automated state rankings based on case-clearance rates to encourage judicial efficiency and inter-state competition.
• The proposed reforms include more specific categorization of cases, linking disputes to statutes, and identifying delays to enable targeted policy interventions.
• CII highlights discrepancies in NJDG data reporting, such as Tamil Nadu underreporting commercial cases, and recommends broader court participation for accurate data.
• The plan also emphasizes tracking time spent at each procedural stage of litigation to pinpoint delays and enhance contract enforcement rankings.