HC orders setting up 47 new courts to lessen pendency
11 Jan 2014 5:21 AM IST
In a bid to lessen the pendency of litigations, Delhi High Court chief justice NV Ramana on Thursday ordered setting up of 47 new courts in the national capital.
The new courts, which will come up in six district courts complexes from 15 January, will deal with trial in heinous offences and civil matters including motor accidents cases.
The executive order, signed by high court registrar general Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, also said as a consequence, 78 officers of Delhi Higher Judicial Services (additional district and sessions judges) and 150 officers of Delhi Judicial Services (civil judges and magistrates) have been transferred.
The decision regarding setting up of new courts and major reshuffle in the lower judiciary came a day after Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and law minister Somnath Bharti met the chief justice.
‘The aforesaid creation of new courts will certainly result in expediting the trial of cases both in the district courts as well as in the Delhi High Court,’ Sehgal said.
The high court has asked the district judges to ensure that the litigants be intimated within two weeks about the new destinations of their pending cases so that ‘no inconvenience is caused to lawyers and litigants in the transfer of the cases’.
It has also asked the judges, who have either been promoted or transferred, to pronounce verdicts in the matters in which they had earlier reserved the judgements.
Meanwhile, Delhi government has requested the chief justice of Delhi High Court to appoint around 100 new judges in district courts to ensure speedy justice, particularly in cases relating to violence against women.
Law Minister Somnath Bharti, who was caught in a controversy following his move to convene a meeting of Delhi judges, was also present in the meeting.
Delhi govt seeks 100 new judges in district courts to deal with cases related to violence against women
New Delhi: Delhi government has requested the chief justice of Delhi High Court to appoint around 100 new judges in district courts to ensure speedy justice, particularly in cases relating to violence against women. The request was made to chief justice NV Ramana by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal at a meeting yesterday. Law minister Somnath Bharti, who was caught in a controversy following his move to convene a meeting of Delhi judges, was also present in the meeting. ‘We have requested for appointment of 100 more judges to ensure speedy justice to the people especially to deal with cases of violence against women,’ Bharti said. He said the government will provide all the necessary infrastructure to ensure speedy disposal of cases. ‘We will provide all necessary infrastructure. But the recruitment process has to be initiated by the High Court,’ Bharti said.
The new courts, which will come up in six district courts complexes from 15 January, will deal with trial in heinous offences and civil matters including motor accidents cases.
The executive order, signed by high court registrar general Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, also said as a consequence, 78 officers of Delhi Higher Judicial Services (additional district and sessions judges) and 150 officers of Delhi Judicial Services (civil judges and magistrates) have been transferred.
The decision regarding setting up of new courts and major reshuffle in the lower judiciary came a day after Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and law minister Somnath Bharti met the chief justice.
‘The aforesaid creation of new courts will certainly result in expediting the trial of cases both in the district courts as well as in the Delhi High Court,’ Sehgal said.
The high court has asked the district judges to ensure that the litigants be intimated within two weeks about the new destinations of their pending cases so that ‘no inconvenience is caused to lawyers and litigants in the transfer of the cases’.
It has also asked the judges, who have either been promoted or transferred, to pronounce verdicts in the matters in which they had earlier reserved the judgements.
Meanwhile, Delhi government has requested the chief justice of Delhi High Court to appoint around 100 new judges in district courts to ensure speedy justice, particularly in cases relating to violence against women.
Law Minister Somnath Bharti, who was caught in a controversy following his move to convene a meeting of Delhi judges, was also present in the meeting.
Delhi govt seeks 100 new judges in district courts to deal with cases related to violence against women
New Delhi: Delhi government has requested the chief justice of Delhi High Court to appoint around 100 new judges in district courts to ensure speedy justice, particularly in cases relating to violence against women. The request was made to chief justice NV Ramana by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal at a meeting yesterday. Law minister Somnath Bharti, who was caught in a controversy following his move to convene a meeting of Delhi judges, was also present in the meeting. ‘We have requested for appointment of 100 more judges to ensure speedy justice to the people especially to deal with cases of violence against women,’ Bharti said. He said the government will provide all the necessary infrastructure to ensure speedy disposal of cases. ‘We will provide all necessary infrastructure. But the recruitment process has to be initiated by the High Court,’ Bharti said.
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