India, Sept. 26 -- The Supreme Court (SC) expressed serious concern over the discontinuation of the practice of holding trials on a day-to-day basis in important or sensitive cases, observing that a tradition that existed three decades ago has now been "given a complete go-by". "We sincerely believe that it is high time that the courts revert to that practice," said the bench comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and KV Viswanathan.

The order uploaded on Thursday made guidelines for day-today trial in sensitive cases and directed to send to all High Courts to issues directions to trail courts handling sensitive cases.

The Benchobserved, stressing those speedy and continuous trial hearings are essential for justice delivery, particularly in c...