Recommendation Regarding Establishment of Supreme Court Benches in Various Parts of the Country

The Government has said that representations have been received from time to time from various sources, for establishment of Benches of the Supreme Court in various parts of the country. The Law Commission in its 229th Report, in addition to its 95th Report, has recommended as under:

(1)        A Constitution Bench be set up at Delhi to deal with constitutional and other allied issues; and

(2)        Four Cassation (Zonal) Benches be set up in the Northern region/ zone at Delhi; the Southern region/ zone at Chennai/ Hyderabad; the Eastern region/ zone at Kolkata and the Western region/ zone at Mumbai to deal with all appellate work arising out of the orders/ judgments of the High Courts of the particular region.

Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today, Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of Law & Justice said that the opinion of the Attorney General was obtained and the matter was referred to the Chief Justice of India, who informed that after consideration of the matter, the Full Court, in its meeting held on 18th February, 2010, unanimously resolved that the recommendations of the Law Commission cannot be accepted.

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dr g balakrishnan

Wrote on 28 May 2012

IT WOULD BE NICE IF S C GIVES ITS REASONS WHY THERE NEED NOT BE BENCHES AT KOLKATTA/HYDERABAD/BOMBAY/MADAS. AFTER ALL FILING AND COMING TO DELHI IS OVER CROWDING THE S C AS WELL AND ALSO S C CANNOT THROW AWAY CASES WITH HALF HEARTED JUDGEMENTS OR JUST DISMISSALS. AFTER ALL INDIAN S C DIES NOT FUNCTION THE LINES OF U S SUPREME COURT WHERE ADMISSIONS ARE NOT JUST ROUTINE LIKE IN INDIAN S C. WE FOLLOW U K SYSTEM SO WE DEFINITELY NEED MORE BENCHES AND MOR E ADVOCATES TO FIGHT THE MATTERS BESIDES MORE ADVOCATES MEAN BETTER CHOICE AND LESS FEES THE CLIENTS WILL NEED BENEFITED, AFTER AL CASES ARE NOT CENTERED ON RICH AND WEALTHY BUT MOST ON POOR PEOPLE TOO SIRS!

saharaaj

Wrote on 05 May 2012

good idea will reduce delhi crowding hotel industry may oppose

j k singhi

Wrote on 04 May 2012

The H S C should be requested to reconsider the issue in the light that justice should reach at the door step of Aam Jan It should be reachable to it Justice should be less n less costly and within reach.Centralisation is colonial system.

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