The Delhi High Court has recently asked its administrative side to give details of pendency of cases in various family courts. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Mini Pushkarna observed that there is humongous work in the family courts and judges are overburdened.
The court heard a petition seeking direction to expedite hearing of cases pending before the family courts in Delhi and to direct that notices/summons be issued for date returnable within 3-4 weeks.
The petition also sought a direction to the authorities to amend the Delhi Family Court Rules, 1996 and frame effective rules for proper functioning of family courts and speedy and time bound disposal of disputes.