{
  "id": 15686284,
  "title": "SC judges joke about dharna for foot overbridge; lawyers flag 95k pending cases",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/sc-judges-joke-about-dharna-for-foot-overbridge-lawyers-flag-95k",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-20T02:07:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/sc-judges-jokingly-threaten-to-sit-on-dharna-for-foot-overbridge-and-pedestrian-path/articleshow/135059697.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Supreme Court judges from the Delhi High Court threatened to stage a sit-in dharna outside the main gate of the court if the government did not build a foot overbridge and pedestrian paths by November 25. The bench led by Justice J B Pardiwala made the comment in jest, but the issue of pending cases in the court has been a hot topic. With over 95,000 cases pending, lawyers have raised concerns about the impact of dharna on law and order in Delhi.",
  "summary": "With a pendency of 95,000 case in SC, can litigants do dharna for speedy justice, ask lawyers",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}