The Supreme Court of the Republic of Indonesia has issued
Circular Letter No.2 of 2014 regarding Case Settlement in the Court
of First Instance and Appeals in 4 (four) justice fields. The
Supreme Court considers that since an electronically based
management case system now exists in the Courts of First Instance
and High Courts, cases should be examined and ruled on quickly.
Therefore, the Supreme Court has asked all Chairmen of the courts
of first instance and High Courts in all justice fields, to examine
and rule cases in the courts of first instance within 5 (five)
months of the first hearing. Subsequently, if one of the parties
appeals to the High Court, the High Court has 3 (three) months as
of the first hearing to examine and rule on the case. If the this
time bar is exceeded, the Panel of Judges in the court of first
instance examining the case must submit a written report to the
Chairman of the relevant District Court with a copy to the Supreme
Court. The Panel
