CJ Gangapurwala often asks PIL petitioners to establish their bona fides before the Court by depositing an amount with the Registry that will get forfeited if their plea is found to be frivolous.
The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has launched an action plan to reduce the pendency of cases, especially cases that have been pending for more than five years, before district courts.
The Supreme Court on Thursday underscored that the high pendency of cases before courts cannot be resolved unless the lawyers also cooperate with the process and act in a fair manner.
The CJI revealed that there are currently 80,000 cases pending in the Supreme Court, which was outside the purview of the real-time tracking of cases by NJDG.