Chhattisgarh: S Rama Naik takes oath as Chief Justice of HC

Raipur: Various modalities would be worked out to clear the pendency of cases, S Rama Naik, who took oath as the new chief justice of Chhattisgarh High Court, said today.

"Currently there are eight judges and about 70,000 cases pending in the state High Court," Justice Naik told reporters immediately after his oath.

Considering pendency various modalities would be worked out to reduce that, and downsizing the number of cases would be one of his top priority, he said Steps would be taken to increase the strength of the bench, Justice Naik said.

Asking for constructive cooperation from media to reduce number of cases, he said the press should mould the opinion of the people that the court is not the only place to settle cases.

Earlier in a function this evening, Governor Lt Gen Krishna Mohan Seth administered oath of office to justice Naik.