Court had found that over 35 lakh such cases were pending in various courtsThe Supreme Court on Thursday considered the creation of additional courts to exclusively hear and decide cheque bounce cases. The Bench was hearing a suo motu case registered last year to evolve a “concerted” and “coordinated” mechanism for expeditious disposal of cheque cases. The court had found that over 35 lakh cheque bounce cases were pending in various courts across the country. It had appointed senior advocate Siddharth Luthra and advocate K. Parameshwar as amici curiae in the suo motu case. “A recent study of the pending cases, reflects pendency of more than 35 lakh, which constitutes more than 15 percent of the total criminal cases pending in district courts.

Source: The Hindu February 25, 2021 14:13 UTC