Supreme Court does not follow an executive type Calendar. When a case is adjourned , the date of next hearing of case is unpredictable.
Because the listing of cases follows pressure of urgent and new cases coming up on each date. The total volume of cases cannot exceed certain limits. Therefore, the other cases listed on that dates get spilled over on next several days.
There is a saying that "If something is existing for many years, there must be some reasons behind it."
The present unpredictability of listing of cases in Supreme Court is there since about 20 or more years. So there must be some unavoidable reasons behind it.
The computer listing of cases has not solved this problem. Because the dates shown by computer are only tentative and are subject to change in last couple of days.
One can imagine problems faced by lawyers and litigants due to unpredictability of dates. But at present, no relief seems possible.
Perhaps some four layer listing of cases, where cases in layer 1 and Layer 2 should be listed on dates given in computer and cases in layer 2 & 3 can be made subject to pressure of cases.
I however, do not know if this is practical.
Haresh Raichura
4/7/2014
