New Delhi [India], November 23 (ANI): Ahead of taking charge of the highest judicial office in the country, the Chief Justice of India (CJI) designate, Justice Surya Kant , on Saturday said that his primary focus would be on reducing the massive pendency of cases across courts in the country.

Justice Kant was addressing a group of legal journalists at his official residence in Delhi, ahead of taking charge as the Chief Justice of India (CJI) on Monday.

Justice Kant also described mediation , an alternative dispute resolution mechanism, as "a game changer" capable of providing faster, off-court settlements to litigants.

Justice Kant said that arrears (pending cases) must be addressed both at the individual court level and on a Pan-India basis. He noted that he has already taken up

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