The High Court (HC) has set a record by disposing of 7,853 long-pending criminal miscellaneous cases in a single day on July 23, the highest number of such cases disposed of in a day in the court's history.
The High Court disposed of the cases through 10 criminal motion benches, as part of a special drive launched following the directive of Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury, BSS reports citing an apex court release issued today (Saturday).
A total of 42,699 old cases have been disposed of in nine working days since May 7. Of these, 35,792 were old criminal miscellaneous cases.
Supreme Court Public Relations Officer Md Shafiqul Islam earlier said the special initiative, undertaken to ensure speedy justice for litigants, reduce the case backlog and enhance the efficiency of the judiciary, has resulted in the disposal of a significant number of old cases.