"High Time" We Have A Time Frame For Hearing Of Cases: Supreme Court
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The Supreme Court said that when Justice MN Venkatachaliah was the Chief Justice of India (in 1993-1994), it was suggested that there would be a time frame for hearing of matters.
The Supreme Court today said it was high time to take initiative for having a time frame for hearing of cases as "very limited time space" is available and same points are being sought to be argued by lawyers in one matter.
The Supreme Court said that when Justice MN Venkatachaliah was the Chief Justice of India (in 1993-1994), it was suggested that there would be a time frame for hearing of matters.
"We need to now think about it. Seriously think about it. That thinking has been going on since long but we have not implemented it. Mr Singhvi (senior advocate AM Singhvi) may recall that during Chief Justice Venkatachaliah, it was suggested that we will have time frame for hearing," a bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar said.
The Supreme Court observed this while hearing the Centre's plea challenging the Calcutta High Court order which had set aside an order of the principal bench of the CAT to transfer an application by former West Bengal chief secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay, challenging the proceedings initiated against him by the Centre, from Kolkata to New Delhi.
