On the Supreme Court’s 75th Foundation Day, the Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud remarked that he was ready to “begin difficult conversations” over the length of oral arguments by lawyers, which is considered one of the significant contributors to judicial delays.
“We have to ensure that the length of oral arguments does not interminably delay judicial outcomes,” said the CJI, but legal experts argued that limiting the length of oral arguments would be a difficult task — one that would would entail a major overhaul of the system.
Speaking to The Hindu, senior advocate and constitutional expert Sanjay Hegde said that reducing the length of oral argument time would also involve curtailing the rights of individual parties to be heard.
