New Delhi: The Centre on Monday said it will
bring in a comprehensive bill in the winter session of
Parliament next month to ensure accountability and standard in
judiciary.
"We need to introduce lots of systems to ensure
accountability and standard among the judiciary. That is
why...in winter session... we hope to come out with a very
comprehensive bill," Union Law Minister M Veerappa Moily told
a private news channel.
He said the government would like to replace the Judges
Inquiry Act of 1968 with a new comprehensive bill named
'Judicial Accountability and Standard Bill, 2009.'
The Law Minister said the government would go for a
national consultation on judicial reforms on October 24 and
October 25 during which he may come out with a "vision
statement" regarding bringing down the limit for the earliest
disposal of cases from 15 years to just 2 years.
"I may come out with a vision statement to ensure the
disposal of the cases at the earliest limit, that means
reducing it (the limit) from 15 to 2 years...," he said.
Bureau Report
First Published: Monday, October 19, 2009, 23:52