Staff Reporter :
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha on Friday said he has a plan to reduce the traditional long vacations of the Supreme Court (SC) to get rid of case backlogs.
“Three lakh cases are pending with the Supreme Court. We need to cut short the traditional vacations of the SC to reduce the time of case disposals and lessen the agony of justice seekers in the country,” he said at a function.
Rajshahi University Alumni Association organized the programme on the occasion of Baishakhi Utsab at the SC Bar Association auditorium in the capital.
Speaking as the chief guest, Justice Sinha said, “If we want to reduce the case backlogs, we have to shorten court vacations. It has no other alternative.”
Referring to the South Korea’s example, he said their SC enjoys 20 days holiday in a year. But, in Bangladesh, SC enjoys a total of 180-day vacation including holidays.
“We cannot afford to enjoy vacation for six months in a year as more than three lakh cases are pending here,” he said. However, Justice Sinha said most of the SC judges are reluctant to reduce the vacation. “But we have to think what are we getting and what are we contributing to the country. It is the time of self criticism,” he said.
“If we aggregate all vacations, it appears that a judge takes more than six months leave in a year. If this system continues, the number of pending cases will increase to 10 lakh in the next 10 years. It will increase the people’s sufferings,” he said.
A judge gets both money and dignity, Justice Sinha said, they have to discharge their duties in such a way that no one can question their sincerity.
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha on Friday said he has a plan to reduce the traditional long vacations of the Supreme Court (SC) to get rid of case backlogs.
“Three lakh cases are pending with the Supreme Court. We need to cut short the traditional vacations of the SC to reduce the time of case disposals and lessen the agony of justice seekers in the country,” he said at a function.
Rajshahi University Alumni Association organized the programme on the occasion of Baishakhi Utsab at the SC Bar Association auditorium in the capital.
Speaking as the chief guest, Justice Sinha said, “If we want to reduce the case backlogs, we have to shorten court vacations. It has no other alternative.”
Referring to the South Korea’s example, he said their SC enjoys 20 days holiday in a year. But, in Bangladesh, SC enjoys a total of 180-day vacation including holidays.
“We cannot afford to enjoy vacation for six months in a year as more than three lakh cases are pending here,” he said. However, Justice Sinha said most of the SC judges are reluctant to reduce the vacation. “But we have to think what are we getting and what are we contributing to the country. It is the time of self criticism,” he said.
“If we aggregate all vacations, it appears that a judge takes more than six months leave in a year. If this system continues, the number of pending cases will increase to 10 lakh in the next 10 years. It will increase the people’s sufferings,” he said.
A judge gets both money and dignity, Justice Sinha said, they have to discharge their duties in such a way that no one can question their sincerity.
