An Orissa High Court Bench on Monday delivered judgment in 32 matters, pertaining to mostly civil disputes, in a single day.
The Bench of Justice Debabrata Dash went on a marathon pronouncement of judgments, helping clear the backlog to a certain extent. A majority of the 32 cases listed for judgment were second appeals.
The oldest of the cases disposed on Monday was between Jayadayal Agarwalla and Jogeswar Meher, two private persons. The ordinary civil matter of damage recovery had been in the court since it was filed on July 18, 1988. Earlier, the case was fought in a lower court for six years since 1982. Justice Dash dismissed the appeal.
