CJI Khanna prohibits oral mentioning of urgent cases

'ONLY WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS ALLOWED'

- 

To streamline judicial processes, Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna banned the long-standing practice of lawyers making oral submissions for the urgent listing and hearing of cases on Tuesday. "No written or oral mentionings anymore. Only in email or written slip/letters. Just state the reasons for urgency," the CJI firmly stated, addressing the legal fraternity. Usually, lawyers would mention their cases before the CJI-led bench at the start of the day's proceedings, seeking out-of-tu