Cases Pending For Years, Introspection By Judiciary Necessary; Otherwise People Will Lose Faith: Kerala High Court Issues Directions To Registry
Case: M.K. Surendrababu v. Kodungalloor Town Co-Op Bank Ltd. & Ors. and other connected cases
Coram: Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan
Case No.: WP(C) NO. 23311 OF 2010
Court Observation: “I am forced to say that there are some latches on the part of the registry also for this sorry state of affairs. It is the duty of the registry to report before the jurisdictional roaster judge about the old cases, after getting permission from the Honourable Chief Justice. The jurisdictional judge may not be knowing about the old cases because in High court, the usual practice is that, once the cases are admitted, unless there is an urgent memo or a petition for an early hearing or other petitions for any directions, it will not be listed except for final hearing,”
“They even say sarcastically that the “urgent memos” filed are “committing suicide and disappearing”. Some of the old writ petitions are misplaced and not located. It is the duty of the registry to locate the same forthwith or get orders to recreate the file. Registrar General and the Registrar (judiciary) will bring to the notice of the Hon’ble Chief Justice about the old writ petitions pending in different jurisdiction and will take appropriate steps in this regard as per the directions of the Hon’ble Chief Justice. Otherwise, people will loose faith in the judiciary”
“When the workman filed W.P. (C)No.23311/2010, he was 61 years of age. Probably he is in his 70’s by now. This is the fate of a workman who is forced to contest cases for a major part of his life for his livelihood,”
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