Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Seeking One-Year Time Limit for Disposal of All Cases

The Supreme Court dismissed a public interest litigation seeking a mandate that every court in India must decide cases within one year, calling it a “publicity interest litigation.”

The Court said such sweeping directions were impractical and the judicial process could not be reduced to rigid timelines.

It observed that filing petitions merely to attract public attention was impermissible.

The Bench clarified that suggestions on judicial reforms could instead be submitted to the Chief Justice of India on the administrative side through a representation, and such inputs would always be welcome.

[Kamlesh Tripathi v. UOI]