Justice Mahadevan had taken over as administrative judge of the Madurai Bench of the High Court on September 3 this year.
Senior Advocate K Samidurai, who practices before the Madurai Bench, said that following this development, the judges began listing an average of 350 cases each day and passing orders, disposing of all old cases.
“The Bench gave priority to PILs, environmental cases, and old cases that had been pending for several years. It used to sit from 10:30 am to 4:45 pm everyday without taking any breaks.
The Bench also allowed mentioning by junior as well as senior counsels and if someone came and said their case had been pending for many years, the Bench would list it within a week. This is a first because, normally benches do not permit mentioning unless it is a very urgent matter,” he said.
Source: Barandbench
