SC puts end to practice of mentioning cases before CJI

New Delhi: Putting an end to the practice of lawyers mentioning urgent matters before the Chief Justice, the Supreme Court on Thursday said now onwards, such cases could only be mentioned before the apex court's Registrar for urgent hearing.

A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, which has a long queue of lawyers every day for mentioning of cases, thundered when the first advocate opened his submissions for an urgent hearing of his matter.

"Go to the court of Registrar (Judicial)," the bench, also comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, said.

The court asked Advocates-On-Record and junior lawyers to mention the matters for urgent hearing before the Registrar who will hear the plea for urgent listing and would take a call.

The top court, however, said that the lawyers could approach the court of the CJI if they are aggrieved by order of the Registrar on the listing of the matter for urgent hearing.