NEW DELHI: Burdened with a huge backlog of cases and a steady rise in litigation, the exasperation of the Supreme Court has come live with some recent remarks reflecting helplessness that its orders are not being followed, with legal experts expressing varied views on it.The observations like "Nobody listens to our orders" and "why is there a mistrust", coupled with comments like "citizens and the executive of this country have to accept and obey orders of the Supreme Court," have hogged the limelight in the recent past, but critics are of the view that the judges should not shy away from giving unambigous directions. "The Supreme Court is not issuing directions but is hoping that the government will do something. It should not expect from the government but be clear in what kind of assistance it requires from it. "I feel there is a lack on the part of the Supreme Court in exercising its powers. The government is taking full advantage of it," Singh said.

Source: Economic Times March 05, 2017 11:03 UTC