Overview
- At the HT Leadership Summit, the CJI named a predictable timeline for decisions and a unified national policy as his top priority for pending cases.
- He said an exercise to prioritise case listings is underway using inputs from domain experts, with full cooperation from Supreme Court judges.
- He highlighted a six‑month mediation mission as a cost‑effective tool to clear older disputes while regular litigation continues.
- He pledged more space in the apex court for ordinary litigants and promised expanded quality legal aid via national, state and district legal services authorities.
- He noted Supreme Court pendency has crossed 90,000 cases and clarified the goal is to tackle long‑standing matters rather than eliminate all arrears.