Eroding jurisdiction

What is the value of a high court judgment if one of the two parties, unsatisfied with its judgment, moves to the Supreme Court, thereby consuming more time and increasing the pendency of other cases?

A way has to be evolved to appoint a separate bench of judges to deal with those cases that come from the high courts. When the law is the same for all courts, the difference lies in the perception of the case and the conclusive evidence presented. The quality of judgments by the various high courts should be improved to avoid conflicts later. Moreover, the large pendency of cases in all courts should be disposed of expeditiously (“Devaluing high courts”, October 30).

T.S.N. Rao,

Bheemavaram, Andhra Pradesh

It is unfortunate to read that our single integrated judicial system is fast losing its character by devaluing the highest court of appeal in the State. In Chandra Kumar (1997), the Supreme Court laid down that appeals against the orders of the Central Administrative Tribunal shall lie before the division bench of the high court concerned. This power should be extended to other tribunals also, ensuring the relevance of high courts.

Muhammed Faizal T.,

Kollam, Kerala