The Supreme Court has formulated a new policy to expedite hearings in specific categories of cases, ensuring swift judicial proceedings. Under this policy, bail and pre-arrest bail cases, election petitions, transfer of cases, compromise cases, and family disputes will be prioritized for early hearings.
According to the new framework, litigants will no longer need to submit separate applications for early hearings in these specified cases. However, for other cases, lawyers must prepare early hearing applications, which will be submitted by the Advocate-on-Record (AOR). Such applications must present a reasonable justification, and supporting evidence of urgency must be attached.
The policy also states that if an early hearing request is rejected, it may only be resubmitted if a new and valid reason is provided. The move is aimed at improving the efficiency of the judicial process and addressing urgent legal matters in a timely manner.