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Justice in overload: Amid staff crunch at Delhi’s lower courts, leaves cancelled
May 27, 2025 4:16 am
Some have to deal with as many as 200 cases a day. Apart from this, their work involves keeping a record of multiple case files and administrative work
Justice at your fingertips: How AI is helping Delhi’s judges, lawyers deal with caseload
May 19, 2025 8:15 am
With courtrooms bogged down with manual processes and delays, is there a solution to this legal tangle?
‘File pe file’: At Delhi’s digital courts, why massive pendency of cases gives staff sleepless nights
March 30, 2025 8:29 am
At the 12 court complexes across the Capital, with a total of 671 judges, there are close to 15 lakh pending cases (2.16 lakh civil and 12.73 lakh criminal cases); each court has a pendency of 2,200 cases on average
Over 15 L cases pending in Delhi’s lower courts, 31% related to cheque bounce claims
March 17, 2025 5:24 am
The Indian Express visited various digital courts across the Capital that exclusively hear such cases
30 years and counting: A look at oldest cases awaiting trial at Delhi courts
August 26, 2024 6:06 am
These cases are among 64 others, being investigated by the CBI, which have been pending for over 20 years in Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court. These cases have now been declared “urgent cases”.
Delhi govt nod to new court complex at Rouse Avenue
August 12, 2024 7:36 am
According to the Delhi government, two blocks will be constructed as part of the project, the first of which will have 11 storeys, including three basements.
Four men convicted by Delhi court in 2010 honour killing: For kin of victims, long wait for justice ends
September 27, 2023 7:44 am
In 2010, the honour killing of the couple, as well as another woman, by Monika’s brother Ankit Chaudhary and his three associates had left the Capital shaken.
High workload, fewer judges: Why justice is slow at Delhi’s special fast-track courts
August 22, 2023 9:15 pm
Delhi’s relative performance with previous years shows a positive trend. Its FTSCs recorded a disposal rate of 4.2%, 11% and 16.6% in 2021, 2022 and the first three months of 2023 respectively, showing an upward trend.
Delhi court acquits man in 2020 riots case after IO contradicts own statement
September 21, 2022 10:04 am
The FIR was registered on the basis of a written complaint made by the complainant, Mohammed Hanif, on February 29, 2020, alleging that his tailoring shop was set ablaze.
Staff crunch no excuse for 300 cases pending at central forensic lab: Delhi court
November 12, 2021 2:34 pm
The court said the Central Forensic Science Laboratory is expected to take up the matter of staff shortage with the authorities and can’t use it as an excuse for delay in submitting reports on various cases.
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