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Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo announced key reforms to the Judiciary during his presentation of the 2026 national budget, pledging to make justice more efficient, transparent, and accessible.

Tancoo said a new Judiciary Chancellor will oversee case management to improve efficiency, allowing the Chief Justice to focus on jurisprudence. The reforms aim to strengthen the justice system’s leadership and reduce case backlogs, he said on October 13.

Part of the plan also includes an expansion of court facilities. The initiative includes enshrining a constitutional right to a timely trial, a move Tancoo described as “a cornerstone of democratic justice.”