Justice Lalit changed case listing approach as CJI, says Justice Kaul in memoir
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The memoir reveals that the Chief Justice of India can influence which cases are heard by marking them as “sensitive,” and that Justice Uday U Lalit altered this practice, highlighting the potential impact of leadership on judicial transparency.
The Supreme Court had more than 1,000 cases marked as “sensitive” that were kept off its regular cause lists, a practice that exposed how the Chief Justice of India’s control over case allocation and listing could determine which matters came up for hearing, former top court judge Sanjay Kishan Kaul has written in his memoir “Without Fear or Favour”, crediting Justice Uday U Lalit with changing that approach during his brief tenure as the CJI
The Chief Justice of India heads the Supreme Court and controls the allocation and scheduling of cases, a power that can affect the speed and visibility of important legal matters.
- •Any official statements or policy changes from the Supreme Court regarding case listing procedures
- •Reactions from legal community or bar associations about the reform
- •Potential impact on pending high‑profile cases previously marked as sensitive