New Delhi, Oct 19 : The Supreme Court has expressed serious concern over non-implementation of more than 8.82 lakh judgements passed by courts across the country in civil disputes.
The top court termed the situation as “highly disappointing” and “alarming”.
A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and Pankaj Mithal made the remarks while reviewing the compliance of its March 6 order that had directed all high courts to instruct civil courts within their jurisdiction to decide execution petitions within six months.
Execution petitions are the pleas filed by decree holders, who have won the civil disputes, seeking enforcement of the verdicts.
The court had also made it clear that presiding officers would be held liable for any delay in presiding with its directive.
“The statistics which we have received are highly disappointing. The figures of the pendency of the execution petitions across the country are alarming. As on date, 8,82,578 execution petitions are pending across the country,” the bench said.
The bench said in the last six months from March 6, a total of 3,38,685 execution petitions have been decided and disposed of.
The bench, in its October 16 order, said, “As observed in our main judgment, after the decree is passed, if it is going to take years and years to execute the decree, then it makes no sense and would be nothing short of travesty of justice”.
The top court said it is once again requesting all the high courts to evolve some procedure and guide their respective district judiciary for effective and expeditious disposal of the execution petitions which are pending as on date.
The apex court, however, observed that “unfortunately, the Karnataka High Court has failed to furnish us with the necessary data in this regard.” (PTI)
