Madras High Court apologises to the Supreme Court for the delay in giving a verdict

Issue of keeping the petition pending for 6 years despite Supreme Court’s instruction

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When are they going to clear more than 3 crores cases which are pending in Courts all over the country ?

Supreme Court & Madras High Court

Chennai – The Madras High Court apologised to the Supreme Court for taking more than six years to decide a writ plea filed by an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer who has been accused of extorting Rs 3 crore from a woman involved in an economic offence. In 2015, the Supreme Court had instructed to decide this plea expeditiously; but the Madras High Court took 6 years.

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Sitting Judge of the High Court, CV Karthikeyan, while dismissing this plea filed by the Police officer said that the High Court could not keep the hope and trust of the Supreme Court.