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78,118 cases pending with Debt Recovery Tribunal as on 03-07-20161

2. Tribunals Merged under the Finance Act, 2017
Merger if Tribunals - with details of cases pending at the time of merger
The Competition Appellate Tribunal (COMPAT) Cases pending – 62 (M/o Corporate Affairs)
merged with The National Company Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) 2

79th Report of Law Commission of India, 1979

The Commission in its 79th Report on ‘Delay and Arrears in High Courts and Other Appellate
Courts’ expressed its concern over the arrears in High Courts. Recognising the necessity for
speedy justice, it was observed: 36 ‘1.5 Speedy justice is of the essence of an organised society
and it is in the interest of both the State and the citizen that disputes which go to the law
courts for adjudication are decided as early as possible. Justice delayed, is, in most cases,
justice denied. At the same time, it is obvious that in order to speed up the decision of cases,
the basic norms that are necessary for ensuring justice should not be dispensed with. This is
the great problem facing any person or group of persons entrusted with the task of devising
measures to secure elimination of delay and speedy clearance of arrears in courts. 1.5A Delay
in the disposal of cases apart from causing hardship to the parties has a human aspect and
has the effect of embroiling succeeding generations in litigation started by the ancestors…
1.14 In 1974, when the Law Commission reviewed the structure and jurisdiction of the higher
judiciary, it focussed its special attention on the imperative need to reduce arrears in the
higher courts and dealt with a number of questions, including writ petitions, taxation,
industrial disputes and matters relating to conditions of service of the judges. The Report also
deals at length with appeals to the Supreme Court, both civil and criminal including appeals
with special leave.’

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http://lawcommissionofindia.nic.in/reports/Report272.pdf
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