TO BE INTRODUCED IN LOK SABHA

Bill No. 56 of 2009

THE HIGH COURT AT (ESTABLISHMENT OF A PERMANENT BENCH AT ) BILL, 2009 By

DR. RAMSHANKAR, M.P.

A BILL to provide for the establishment of a permanent Bench of the High Court at Allahabad at Agra.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixtieth Year of the Republic of as follows:—

1. This act may be called the High Court at Allahabad (Establishment of a Permanent Short title. Bench at Agra) Act, 2009. 2. There shall be established a permanent Bench of the High Court at Allahabad at Establishment 5 Agra and such Judges of the High Court at Allahabad, being not less than five in number, as of a Permanent Bench of High the Chief Justice of that High Court may from time to time nominate, shall sit at Agra in order Court at to exercise the jurisdiction and power for the time being vested in that High Court in respect Allahabad at of cases arising in the districts of , Agra, , , , , Agra. , , Bijnore and . STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS The demand for the establishment of a permanent Bench of the in the Western is pending for more than three decades. The Jaswant Singh Commission, appointed by the Central Government, recommended Agra as the place where a permanent Bench of the Allahabad High Court should be located. Even then the said Bench has not yet been established which has resulted in despair among the people of Western Uttar Pradesh. The Allahabad High Court is heavily burdened and about eight lakh cases are pending in that High Court. The infrastructure available at Allahabad High Court is inadequate to handle such large number of cases. The delay in disposal of cases is resulting in hardship for the people living particularly in western part of the State. People of Western Uttar Pradesh have to suffer on account of the non-establishment of a permanent Bench in the western part of the State. The Bill seeks to establish a permanent Bench of High Court at Allahabad at Agra. A Permanent Bench of the High Court, if established at Agra, would go a long way in giving much needed relief to the citizens especially belonging to the economically weaker sections. Hence this Bill.

New ; RAMSHANKAR June 29, 2009.

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A BILL to provide for the establishment of a permanent Bench of the High Court at Allahabad at Agra.

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(Dr. Ramshankar, M.P.)

GMGIPMRND—2794LS(S5)—13-07-2009.