The Palace of Justice in Anosy is notorious for its towering stacks of pending cases. Three weeks to inventory backlogged matters, three months to process them. The Justice Ministry is imposing a tight schedule on courts with the creation of Rapid Case Processing Task Forces. Justice aims to make up for lost time. Facing the slow pace of case handling, the Justice Ministry is launching a decongestion operation. In each court and tribunal of the judicial system, a Rapid Case Processing Task Force (CO-TR) is now being established. The countdown has begun. The ministerial note of July 28, 2026 gives three weeks from that date for the new task forces to inventory cases that have dragged on. A first deadline is therefore set for mid-August. Next, the clearance plan developed from this inventory must be executed within a maximum of three months. The first objective is clearly defined, particularly identifying old cases. Cases older than two years are targeted, according to the ministerial note, including those involving criminal matters. Cases referred to investigation units must also be inventoried. But the ministry wants to go beyond simply hunting for dusty files. The CO-TRs must pay special attention to land disputes, cases with significant economic impact, and those likely to affect public order. Cases that have been dormant too long must come out of drawers, while urgent or strategic matters must be prioritized. Hierarchical leadership. The task forces' mission is not limited to making a list. According to the ministerial note, they must first conduct a comprehensive inventory, identify priority cases, then develop a clearance plan. This document should serve as a roadmap to accelerate processing of identified cases. The target is set: three weeks to identify bottlenecks, three months maximum to act. A particularly tight deadline given the potential volume of cases involved. Judges and court clerks will be at the heart of the system. They will be designated by their direct hierarchical superiors to compose the CO-TRs, the ministerial note emphasized. Clearly, the ministry wants to accelerate. But the real test will not be creating the CO-TRs. It will be their ability to produce results. Will cases really be processed faster? Will backlogs actually be reduced? And most importantly, will announced deadlines be met? Answers should begin appearing in the coming months.