Legal Updates 2 August 2026
Justice System Overhaul
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant emphasized the need for greater use of mediation in the justice system to deliver timely, accessible, and dignified justice, highlighting its importance in reducing backlog and improving overall efficiency of the judicial process, he also stressed that mediation can help reduce the burden on the courts and provide a more cost-effective and efficient way of resolving disputes
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has called for a greater use of *mediation* in the justice system.
He stressed that mediation can help deliver *timely*, *accessible*, and *dignified* justice.
Some key points to note:
- mediation can help reduce the burden on the courts
- it provides a more *cost-effective* and *efficient* way of resolving disputes
- it can help reduce the *backlog* of cases in the courts
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