"I Am Keeping A Close Watch On Listing Of Cases, My First Priority" : CJI Chandrachud

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Tuesday said that he is keeping a "close watch on the listing of cases" and that directions have been given to the Registry for timely posting of fresh matters.

"Every day in the morning I tell my Registrar(Listin. I am keeping a close watch on listing, my first priority. Anything which is registered by Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, make sure that it is listed on next Monday and cases registered on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday by next Friday".

"I am also keeping a close tab on how many matters are being verified by the team in the Registry on the removal of defects", CJI said during the mentioning round.

CJI said that if lawyers want listing earlier that this, they can mention the matters. Last week, CJI had said that he has given directions to the Registry for automatic listing of freshly filed cases on specified dates.