New Delhi, Nov. 25 -- On his first day as CJI, justice Surya Kant announced that the practice of listing matters on the same day upon oral mentioning would no longer be entertained, except in cases involving personal liberty or imminent execution. Addressing a group of lawyers gathered in his courtroom seeking urgent dates for their matters, CJI Kant said the era of daily queues for oral mentioning must end. "I had said it sitting in Court No. 2 that unless someone's liberty is involved or a death sentence is to be executed, I will never allow listing of a case on the same day," he told the Bar. All requests for urgent listing must now be routed through a written letter, he clarified. Such letters, he said, would first be examined by the registrar (judicial administration) before being placed before the CJI for administrative directions.HTC...