High courts must listen to Supreme Court: Justice Madan Lokur

Former SC judge Justice Madan Lokur is of the view that suggestions given by the Supreme Court to deal with a large number of pending cases must be taken seriously by the high courts across India.

New Delhi: Former Supreme Court Judge Justice Madan Lokur has expressed disappointment at the fact that High Courts across the country have not implemented the suggestions put forth by the Supreme Court to deal with pendency of cases.

Speaking at an event in here on Monday, Lokur said, "Many of our suggestions, like all High Courts should have a secretariat, are not implemented. How do you make sure that they are implemented? I don't know".

He further said the Supreme Court had even laid down a schedule for filling up judicial vacancies. However, the same was not followed.