New Delhi

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Monday asked lawyers seeking urgent hearings during the Supreme Court’s vacation period to approach the Registry with written reasons, stating that the Registry would scrutinise the requests and list cases accordingly.

The CJI made the observations while presiding over a special vacation bench along with Justice Joymalya Bagchi to hear matters requiring immediate judicial intervention.

As proceedings began, several lawyers mentioned cases for urgent listing. The Chief Justice advised them to submit reasons directly to the Registry instead of mentioning matters orally before the bench.

“Instead of mentioning, furnish reasons to the Registry. The reasons will be scrutinised, and if found urgent, the matter will be tentatively listed either on December 26 or December 29,” the CJI said.

The special sitting was arranged to ensure timely consideration of pressing cases during the Christmas and New Year holidays, the bench noted.

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Earlier, on Friday, Justice Kant had said he was willing to sit on December 22, the first day of the Supreme Court’s winter vacation, to hear urgent matters requiring immediate attention.