JUDGMENT :

1. Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of Ex-Capt. Harish Uppal vs. Union Of India & Anr., reported in 2003 (2) SCC 45 has held that the Court is under an obligation to hear and decide the cases brought before it and it cannot shirk that obligation only because the lawyers have decided to abstain from the judicial work.

2. Dispensing justice is the fundamental raison d’etre of the judicial system. Timely delivery of justice is indispensable to retaining the faith of the common man in the justice dispensation system. Delay in getting rightful claim gradually declines the citizenry faith in the system. It is the faith and faith alone that keeps the system alive. It provides oxygen constantly. Timely delivery of justice keeps the faith ingrained and establishes the sustained stability. Access to 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. And the instant case is a glaring example where the petitioner, who is a Government employee took treatment of open heart surgery in a recognized hospital out of State in the year 1999 in emergent conditions to save