NEW DELHI: Two days previous to taking oath because the 53rd Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant on Saturday stated he doesn’t get pressured by social media trolls, a lot of whom try and misrepresent, misquote or selectively extract court docket observations to create a adverse impression concerning the judiciary regardless of having little information of legislation.In an off-the-cuff interplay with the media, Justice Kant stated, “I have never been pressured by the campaigns and motivated reporting on social media. I think an overwhelming majority of judges would not be affected by social media trolls as they decide cases based on facts and law.”Outlining his priorities, the CJI-designate stated that in his tenure of 1 yr and three months, he would deal with chalking out a method, in session with stakeholders, to scale back the pendency of 90,000 circumstances in SC and round 5 crore circumstances in HCs and district courts. The itemizing of long-pending bunch circumstances, whether or not earlier than 9-Decide, 7-Decide or 5-Decide structure benches, would get precedence as hundreds of circumstances, elevating the identical or comparable questions of legislation, are pending in varied HCs, which have deferred listening to them in anticipation of SC verdicts, he stated. One such matter pending adjudication by a 9-Decide bench is the entry of ladies into Sabarimala temple, mosque and different custom-related spiritual points. He stated it’s a matter of concern that regardless of SC judges disposing of virtually as many circumstances as are filed yearly, the pendency is growing. Judges can’t be overburdened, whether or not in SC, HCs or trial courts, he stated, including that some modern measure should be devised to deal with pendency.Mediation, he stated, can be a game-changer sooner or later and cut back pendency in courts. It’s receiving an encouraging response from public sector banks and insurance coverage firms, that are asking the judiciary to coach their personnel in mediation to resolve disputes on the pre-litigation stage. “To use mediation to the fullest extent will be the focal point during my tenure as it is litigant-friendly and cost-effective,” he stated.
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