Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Saturday termed a lot of felony instances pending within the Allahabad High Court as “very worrying” and urged the Bar and the Bench to work collectively to resolve it.
Recently, the Allahabad High Court in its affidavit filed within the apex court docket on pendency of felony appeals in Uttar Pradesh mentioned that greater than 1.8 lakh felony appeals are pending and it has disposed of 31,044 such petitions since 2000.
To cope with the state of affairs the place the convicts have spent a substantial interval of their jail time period with out listening to their appeals within the High Court, it was recommended by the Uttar Pradesh authorities that bail pleas of life convicts, if they’re sentenced to 10 years in jail. and in different instances, the place half the time period of the utmost sentence awarded has been spent, could also be tried by the High Court of Allahabad.
The Chief Justice of India (CJI) took up the pending facet in a refined method, urging the stakeholders – the Bar and the Bench – to deal with the difficulty.
Justice Ramana together with President Ram Nath Kovind participated in packages together with the muse stone-laying ceremony of the Uttar Pradesh National Law University right here and a brand new constructing complicated of the Allahabad High Court.
Referring to the proposed development of multi-level parking and advocate room complicated, the CJI mentioned these would reactivate the bar and bench to cope with the massive pendency.
“I am hopeful that this new campus will reactivate the Allahabad Bar. I do not wish to raise any finger or lay any blame with respect to the cases pending in the Allahabad High Court relating to criminal matters, which is very worrying. I am the Allahabad Bar. And request the Bench to work together and cooperate in resolving this issue,” he mentioned.
The CJI mentioned the brand new multi-level parking and Advocate Chambers complicated was an essential step in making a “barrier-free-citizen friendly” atmosphere.
“I am told that the advocates in the Allahabad High Court were facing a lot of difficulty as they still do not have proper chambers. I am happy to know that the needs of women and handicapped have been consciously considered. A welcome move for advocates and litigants,” he mentioned.
Justice Ramana congratulated Uttar Pradesh Governor and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for his efforts and cooperation.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
