New Delhi:The PIL filed by BJP member and advocate Ashwini Upadhyay contended that the Central government had promised to reduce the pendency in 2009, but did nothing to implement the recommendations of the Law Commission regarding the issue. He said that the 'Right to speedy justice' is an integral part of Article 21, but the Centre and States still deliberately neglected its importance.
"Lakhs of cases have been pending with tahsildar, SDM, ADM, CO, SOC and DDC for over 10 years. Therefore, people are suffering from physical, mental and financial stress. When the cases remain pending for a very long time not to mention the mess they leave behind," read the plea.