Supreme Court says no to oral mentioning after CJI Sanjiv Khanna takes over

In a significant procedural change, the Supreme Court, under Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna has prohibited oral mentioning of cases for urgent hearing.

The CJI announced on Tuesday that oral requests for urgent listings will no longer be entertained. Requests for urgent hearings must now be submitted via email or written slips, stating reasons for emergency.

"No written or oral mentionings anymore. Only in email or written slip. Just state the reasons of urgency," the CJI said in court today.

Pertinently, during former CJI DY Chandrachud's tenure, the practice of oral mentioning allowed advocates to verbally request urgent listings, though it was often used in pressing cases like demolition matters or imminent arrests.