1. T.S. Thakur, C.J., speaking for the Supreme Court in the matter of Anita Kushwaha v. Pushap Sudan, emphasizing the need for speedy justice pertinently observed as under :-

“Access to justice as a constitutional value will be mere illusion; if justice is not speedy justice delay, it is famously said, is justice denied. If the process of justice is so time consuming, laborious, indolent and frustrating for those who seeks justice that it dissuades or deters them from even considering resort to that process as an option, it would tantamount to denial of not only access to justice but justice itself.”

2. Similarly, Dipak Misra, J. (as then his Lordship was) speaking for the Supreme Court qua the speedy justice of civil cases, in the matter of Noor Mohammed v. Jethanand, (2013) 5 SCC 202 has held as under:-

“Timely delivery of justice keeps the faith ingrained and establishes the sustained stability. Access to speedy justice is regarded as a human right which is deeply rooted in the foundational concept of democracy and such a right is not only the creation of law but also a natural right.”

The above stated statements of law aptly and perfectly apply to the facts of the case in ha