Nyay Yatra reaches Allahabad

Nyay Yatra, a march organised by Delhi-based Forum For Fast Justice, which commenced a month ago and is scheduled to conclude later this week, today noted with concern that there were "close to three crore" cases pending at courts across the country.
According to Pravin Patel, national convenor of Yatra which arrived in the city last night, "there is urgent need to accelerate the rate of disposal of cases in courts across the country.
The total number of cases pending across the country is estimated at around three crore and we can expect no improvement unless speedy disposal, which would also result in timely justice for litigants, was ensured".

"This needs efforts on a war footing. Nyay Yatra was launched on January 30 from New Delhi to raise awareness about the need for speedy and quick justice.
"After traversing through thousands of kilometres in 35 days, the Yatra will commence at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on March 04", Patel said.
Noted jurist Justice D P S Chauhan, a former judge of the Allahabad High Court and the Madhya Pradesh High Court, received the Yatra in the city.
Justice Chauhan stressed on the importance of "judges' accountability" and "preserving the faith of the common man in the judiciary".