<p>New Delhi: Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Friday asked the lawyers to seek deferment of hearing only when it is really necessary, saying, "We don't want this court to be a Taarikh-pe-Taarikh court".</p><p>He said that frequent adjournments defeated trust of citizens reposed in the top court of the country.</p><p>Presiding over a bench, the CJI said that as many as 3,688 adjournment slips were circulated by lawyers in the last two months between September and October, 2023.</p><p>"I have one request. There are 178 adjournment slips today. On an average per miscellaneous day from September 1 and 3, 154 adjournments are circulated. A total of 3688 adjournments were circulated in two months," the CJI said.</p>.'Unelected' judges have vital role to play in society: CJI Chandrachud.<p>This defeated the purpose of filing and listing, he said. </p><p>On the contrary, 2,361 matters have been mentioned since September, 2023, 59 matters are being mentioned on an average every day, he added.</p><p>On one hand, matters are listed on expedited basis and on the other hand, they are mentioned, then they get listed and then they are adjourned, he added.</p><p>"I request the members of the bar to not seek adjournments unless really really necessary. This cannot become a Tareekh-pe-Tareekh court. This defeats trust of citizens in our court," the CJI added.</p><p>He also highlighted that the Supreme Court has taken efforts to fix hearings of fresh matters within days of filing.</p>
<p>New Delhi: Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Friday asked the lawyers to seek deferment of hearing only when it is really necessary, saying, "We don't want this court to be a Taarikh-pe-Taarikh court".</p><p>He said that frequent adjournments defeated trust of citizens reposed in the top court of the country.</p><p>Presiding over a bench, the CJI said that as many as 3,688 adjournment slips were circulated by lawyers in the last two months between September and October, 2023.</p><p>"I have one request. There are 178 adjournment slips today. On an average per miscellaneous day from September 1 and 3, 154 adjournments are circulated. A total of 3688 adjournments were circulated in two months," the CJI said.</p>.'Unelected' judges have vital role to play in society: CJI Chandrachud.<p>This defeated the purpose of filing and listing, he said. </p><p>On the contrary, 2,361 matters have been mentioned since September, 2023, 59 matters are being mentioned on an average every day, he added.</p><p>On one hand, matters are listed on expedited basis and on the other hand, they are mentioned, then they get listed and then they are adjourned, he added.</p><p>"I request the members of the bar to not seek adjournments unless really really necessary. This cannot become a Tareekh-pe-Tareekh court. This defeats trust of citizens in our court," the CJI added.</p><p>He also highlighted that the Supreme Court has taken efforts to fix hearings of fresh matters within days of filing.</p>