'Right to access to justice equal for all': SC frowns at out-of-turn hearings
The Supreme Court of India has rejected a plea for an out-of-turn hearing from a dismissed judge, emphasizing that all litigants deserve equal access to justice. The court noted that prioritizing wealthy or influential litigants undermines the rights of millions waiting for their cases to be heard.
Why it matters
This ruling reinforces the principle of judicial equality and highlights the systemic challenges of case backlogs in the Indian legal system.
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday said a bus conductor's right to access to justice is equal to that of a top bureaucrat, and granting out-of-turn hearing to a litigant having the wherewithal to approach the SC would violate the right to speedy justice of millions languishing in the queue.A bench of Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana refused to entertain a plea for expeditious hearing of a petition by an additional district judge challenging his dismissal from service for corruption in 2022.
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