India, July 19 -- Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Friday directed senior officials to identify and eliminate avoidable court cases involving the state government, in a move aimed at easing judicial burden and accelerating justice delivery.

At a high-level meeting with officials of the law department, Gupta also instructed the creation of a special panel of senior advocates to represent the Delhi government in key cases before the Delhi high court, Supreme Court, and tribunals, with clearly defined terms of engagement.

The CM emphasised systemic reforms and called for the formation of expert panels comprising retired bureaucrats and domain specialists to analyse the nature of pending litigation and recommend ways to reduce and manage...