Expedite trial of pending cases: High Court judge

The Punjab and Haryana High Court Judge K S Garewal has urged judicial officers to expedite the trial of pending cases and insisted that lawyers should help courts...

The Punjab and Haryana High Court Judge K S Garewal has urged judicial officers to expedite the trial of pending cases and insisted that lawyers should help courts in reducing pendency so that speedy justice can be delivered. He was speaking in the district courts after his day-long inspection of the court today.

Around 80,000 cases are pending in the district courts. Of which,55,000 cases are cheque-bounce cases that come under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act (cheque bounce),2,500 are related to the Rent Act and 650 are matrimonial dispute battles.

District and Sessions Judge KK Garg said: We have identified 200 civil and 200 criminal cases that will be heard on priority basis. During January,February and March,we have disposed of 25 per cent of the cases. Meanwhile,we intend to dispose of the rest of the cases before the end of this year.

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While the justice was inspecting the courts,lawyers entered into an altercation with the police over the issue of frisking. The altercation took place around 11 when advocate Bhag Singh Sihag,while entering into the courts complex,was stopped by a security personnel. When the lawyer protested,an assistant sub-inspector came and insisted on frisking . The lawyer entered into an altercation which turned nasty after the fellow lawyers too joined him.

The lawyers said the cops were misbehaving with them and one of them was in an inebriated state.

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