By Vineet Malik | April 19, 2023 | London, England
Irregularities, procedural lapses, exceeding jurisdiction, and misuse of financial powers pertaining to winning orders of Ground Support Equipment (GSE) running into 2.5 Billion awarded to Millennium Aero Dynamics Pvt. Ltd. and its French Conglomerate M/s TLD is on the least priority list for Indian Courts to dispense justice
Despite, a probe initiated by Air India Vigilance Department that categorically corroborated irregularities in 2021, a court presided by Additional Chief Magistrate – Vijay C. Gawai in Mumbai, India in a criminal matter under trial has adjourned the matter twice so far.
Union Law Minister of India – Kiren Rijiju’s Comments on 4900 Million Pending Cases in India
Kiren Rijiju in February this year yet again claimed to address the huge pendency of Cases in Indian Courts and held the system responsible for such a lapse that has diminished the faith of a common man in Indian judiciary.
The ‘real challenge’ is in the lower courts as it lacks proper infrastructure, added Rijiju.
Despite such repeated claims every year, the pendency is on a continuous surge with no respite for litigants running from pillar to post with a hope to seek justice.
A double-bench in the Supreme Court of India presided by Justices DK Jain and JS Khehar in January, 2013 said “The institutionalisation of generous dispensation of adjournments is exploited to prolong trials for varied considerations.” They went on to say that “such a practice deserves complete abolishment.”
Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) mandate that no judge can give repeated adjournments unless it is really required. In cases where more than three adjournments are given, a judge has to record the reasons for granting adjournments.
Air India matter is slated to be heard on coming 6 June.
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