Union Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda on Saturday said he would move a Cabinet note putting in place the National Litigation Policy which among other features would also envisage to curb frivolous cases.
“National Litigation Policy 2015 is ready, I am moving a Cabinet note within 15 days and it will come into force in the near future,” he said, addressing the Lawyers’ Meet 2015 held by the Bar Council of India. Gowda said inter-<g data-gr-id="13">ministeral</g> consultations and suggestions of stakeholders with regard to the policy were ready with him.
Outlining the contours of the 2015 policy, he said, “it envisages to contain frivolous or unwarranted litigation by or against the government, it will give solutions to various issues.” “I hope in the near future the Madras High Court will be called, Chennai High Court and we are working on it,” he said. Stating that there are about three crore cases pending in various courts of <g data-gr-id="14">country</g>, he suggested a three-pronged strategy to tackle high levels of litigation.