Gujarat High Court Introduces Methodology To Ensure Timely Listing Of Pending Cases

The Gujarat High Court, in a bid to enhance case management and ensure expeditious proceedings, has notified a new circular titled "Methodology for Ensuring Next Listing Date in All Pending Cases."

Effective from September 1, 2023, this initiative aims to streamline the handling of registered matters and prevent cases from languishing without future listing dates.

The circular, approved by the Chief Justice and Judges of the Standing Committee of the High Court of Gujarat, seeks to address the issue of cases being adjourned without a future listing date. Under the new approach, cases that lack a future listing date upon adjournment will have a date automatically generated and allotted by the system.

To categorize the pending cases appropriately, the circular classifies them into three age-based categories:

1. Critically Old Cases: Cases that have been pending for over 10 years.

2. Old Cases: Cases that are pending for more than 5 years but up to 10 years.

3. Not So Old Cases: Cases that are up to 5 years old.

The criterion for allotting System Generated Next Listing Date has been devised based on these age categories of the matters. All other practices and protocols concerning the listing of cases will also be implemented in accordance with the enclosed methodology, starting from September 1, 2023.

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