SC: extraordinary meeting for urgent matters on December 22 CJI
SC: The Supreme Court will have a special sitting on December 22 to hear really urgent petitions, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant said on Friday, even though the winter break officially starts on December 20.
Will everyone in the line today who wants to be listed argue on Monday? CJI Kant said, “We are prepared to sit on Monday.”
Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi, who make up the CJI’s three-judge bench, said on Friday that they will “sit on Monday to hear the urgency in matters.”
Additionally, he made it clear that other judges, who must review case files late at night in order to hear fresh cases, would not be burdened by the court. The CJI declared, “I will not bother any other bench,” and added that the registry would determine the matter’s urgency and list it appropriately.
Additionally, CJI Kant made it clear that the amount of really urgent cases submitted would determine whether one or more benches will convene on December 22.
The observations were taken on the last working day before the Christmas break when attorneys requesting urgent listing mentioned matters orally.
Citing the overwhelming burden judges currently bear, the Chief Justice further said that no new items will be scheduled for hearing on Friday.
This week has seen an enormous amount of paperwork. The honorable judges had been reading briefs all night long. The CJI refused to allow same-day listings, saying, “I will not ask them to read a new brief today.”
According to him, issues would only be listed on December 22 if attorneys agreed to debate them on that day. “On Monday, we will determine if there is a real urgency and make a list wherever you send an urgent note. The only requirement is that you have to debate on Monday, he said.
The Chief Justice said that on December 22, the number of benches will be determined following a review of the volume of these cases.
The Bench had noted on Friday that a large number of them failed to show any urgent urgency. The court said, “These matters can wait until January or even April 2026.”
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