Delhi HC issued 378 judgments on Day 1 after vacation

WORKING AT 60% STRENGTH, THE DELHI HIGH COURT CLEARED BACKLOG THROUGH THE FOUR-WEEK SUMMER BREAK IN JUNE, AS PER DATA

- Shruti Kakkar

Despite working at a current strength of 60%, the Delhi high court delivered 378 judgments on July 1, when it reopened after a four-week summer break, according to data accessed by HT.

This included 362 judgments on the “appellate” side and 16 on the “original” side.

To be sure, while the high court in “appellate” side deals with civil and criminal matters, the court in “original" side deals with commercial matters, including intellectual property rights, arbitration and cases where the suit value exceeds ₹2 crore.

On the appellate side, two benches led by court's third senior-most judge Navin Chawla, along with justices Shailender Kaur and Renu Bhatnagar, disposed of 306 civil cases.

A bench of justices C Hari Shankar and Ajay Digpaul resolved 20 cases, also on the civil side.

Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma single-handedly disposed of 10 criminal cases, and justice Jasmeet Singh delivered six of 16 judgements pronounced by the high court's original side.