The Supreme Court reportedly rapped the Centre for its “deficiency” to ensure speedy trials in criminal cases on Thursday, November 29.
The apex court, while hearing an ongoing case on delays in prison reforms, reportedly said, “You don’t perform your job but you always criticise judiciary for delay in justice.”
Supreme Court tells Central government for its “deficiency” in taking effective steps to ensure speedy trial in criminal cases, “you don’t perform your job but you always criticise judiciary for delay in Justice”
— ANI (@ANI) November 29, 2018
Justice Madan Lokur also told Aman Lekhi, the Additional Solicitor General (ASG), to ask the Centre to stop criticising the judiciary. Calling out the Centre’s approach, Justice Lokur said, “It’s very strange. Tell your people (Centre) stop criticising judicial system as they are not doing their job.”
In the previous hearing, the Centre had informed the court about the large number of vacancies in the Central Forensic Sciences Laboratory (CFSL) and the state forensic labs and was directed by the apex court to submit a report on the steps it had taken to fill up the vacancies.
Justice Madan B Lokur tells Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Aman Lekhi, “It’s very strange. Tell your people (Centre) stop criticising judicial system as they are not doing their job”.
— ANI (@ANI) November 29, 2018
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