Labeling the Indian judiciary as inefficient solely on account of cases pending before it is an "overstatement and an uncharitable analysis," Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said on Saturday, 17 July, reported The Indian Express.
Addressing the India-Singapore Mediation Summit 2021, Chief Justice Ramana said that pendency is not a "useful indicator" of the Indian judiciary is functioning as it takes into account all cases that have not been disposed, without mentioning for how long they have been pending.
“Often-quoted statistic that ‘pendency’ in Indian courts has reached 45 million cases, which is perceived as the inability of the Indian judiciary to cope with the case load… is an overstatement and an uncharitable analysis”NV Ramana, Chief Justice of India.