Letters: Prompt delivery of justice

The forgoing developments at the highest jurisprudence should help those yearning to get relief from frequent adjournments

The Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra, said at a conference on the National Law Day on November 26 that protection of fundamental rights of citizens is the sacrosanct duty of the judiciary which is conferred on it by the Constitution. The moment the governing entities encroach upon the fundamental rights of the citizens or there  is an apprehension that there is an encroachment, the judiciary is obliged to stand by them. He has also appealed to the lawyers not to seek unnecessary adjournments. He has assured ‘zero’ pendency of cases at the apex court if there is ‘zero’ adjournment