Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi today reiterated the need to do away with the practice of oral mentioning. The practice of seeking urgent hearing of matters by mentioning the matters consumes a lot of judicial time, CJI Gogoi opined..While informing that a new system is being drafted which would ensure that every urgent case gets listed for hearing within four days of its filing. CJI Gogoi also stated that hereon all mentioning should be made before the Registrar only..CJI Gogoi has been clear on his policy regarding mentioning of matters since Day 1..As soon as he took charge as Chief Justice, Gogoi J had made it clear that the practice will be on hold, save for in urgent matters, till parameters relating to the process are worked out..Since then, he has reiterated his stance against indiscriminate mentioning several times in open Court. On various occasions CJI Gogoi has not hid his dissatisfaction at the Bar for persisting in making mentions of matters which did not involve extreme urgency..Shortly before he assumed his role as the head of the Supreme Court, Gogoi had also announced that he has a plan to curb the issue of pendency of cases before the Court.
Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi today reiterated the need to do away with the practice of oral mentioning. The practice of seeking urgent hearing of matters by mentioning the matters consumes a lot of judicial time, CJI Gogoi opined..While informing that a new system is being drafted which would ensure that every urgent case gets listed for hearing within four days of its filing. CJI Gogoi also stated that hereon all mentioning should be made before the Registrar only..CJI Gogoi has been clear on his policy regarding mentioning of matters since Day 1..As soon as he took charge as Chief Justice, Gogoi J had made it clear that the practice will be on hold, save for in urgent matters, till parameters relating to the process are worked out..Since then, he has reiterated his stance against indiscriminate mentioning several times in open Court. On various occasions CJI Gogoi has not hid his dissatisfaction at the Bar for persisting in making mentions of matters which did not involve extreme urgency..Shortly before he assumed his role as the head of the Supreme Court, Gogoi had also announced that he has a plan to curb the issue of pendency of cases before the Court.