“Legal system collapsing under Pending Cases: Supreme Court 55,000+, High Court 37 Lakh+, Lower Courts 2.6 Crore+. Yet, a staggering 400 High Court and 6,000 Lower Court judges not appointed, while Law Minister preoccupied peddling fake news,” tweeted Congress president Rahul Gandhi over the weekend, according to India Today.

While the crisis of appointments and pendency is true, with the appointments debacle arguably triggered by the government’s aggressive stance over the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) and collegium, it’s worth noting that neither government has really done anything significant to reduce pending cases over decades...