New Delhi: Ahead of taking oath as the 53rd Chief Justice of India on Monday, Justice Surya Kant on Saturday identified reducing the backlog of court cases as his top priority, promising to promote mediation.

In an interaction with mediapersons, the CJI-designate said: “We would work on how to reduce the pending cases in the Supreme Court and courts across the country.”

He stated that immediately after taking the oath of office as Chief Justice, he would speak with all High Courts across the country to identify and resolve issues that are preventing hearings in lower courts.

Justice Surya Kant, 63, said that since the government is the largest party (plaintiff), efforts will be made to address this issue as well.

He stated that steps will be taken to constitute Constitution Benches of

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