A Bench of Justices Vineet Saran and JK Maheshwari also highlighted how the Supreme Court corridors are horribly overcrowded, which prompts the judges of the top court to stay away from it.
“We don’t go around in corridors, it’s horrible!” Justice Saran said.
Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta concurred with the bench stating,
“Yes all the more for senior people.“
The Court was hearing a petition by Supreme Court lawyer Ardhendumauli Kumar Prasad seeking the creation of ‘Judicial Vista’ around the existing premises of the top court, as well as a central authority to fund judicial infrastructure.
The Court on Tuesday said that it cannot solve the problem, but can only guide the Central government towards solving it. It clarified that it was not seeking an immediate resolution.
“We said government should take a call. You can plan for it, not in one month or 3 months or so. It is not for Court to solve the problem. It is for the Court to guide but the issue has to be solved by you,” the Bench said.
SG Tushar Mehta informed the Court that he was in touch with the Central government but such decisions cannot be taken immediately.
“It can’t be done overnight. Planning has to be done. Central government can do it“, Justice Saran noted.
SG Mehta clarified that the government does not see the matter as an adversarial one.
“There’s no adversarial approach at all,” he said.
The petitioner who appeared in-person argued that the Judicial Vista would ‘sort us’ for the next 100 years and pointed out that it can be planned and executed in a manner similar to the Central Visa.
“This government works fast,” the SG quipped.
The Court noted the SG’s submission in its order and asked Senior Advocate VV Giri, who appearing for the Supreme Court’s administrative side, to coordinate with the SG and apprise him of problems that require attention.
The top court listed the matter for hearing after the summer vacations, on July 20.
Source: Barandbench
