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No need to change Pota provisions: Jaitley
New Delhi, Jan 30: Brushing aside the controversy over alleged political misuse of Pota in the case of Uttar Pradesh MLA Raja Bhaiya, new law minister Arun Jaitley today categorically said that there was no need to change any provision of Prevention of Terrorist Activities Act.
Saying that he would make all possible efforts to work out a political consensus on the NJC, Jaitley observed "I feel it is a welcome development and is a good decision."
After meeting officers from the law and justice departments, Jaitley said his focus would be to give momentum to the legislative work pending with the ministry.
Law-making process has undergone a radical change in the last few years and two factors - the wave of economic changes sweeping the globe and the rapid advancement of technology - have influenced it the most, the law minister said.
Reiterating that his first and foremost priority was to make the justice delivery system accessible to the common man and make justice speedier and cheaper, Jaitley said Indian
judiciary should find ways and means to tackle the huge pendency of cases.
Ruling out dropping of the amendment to the National Legal Services Authorities Act, which provided for Lok Adalats in every public utility department of the government, he said that the aim was to provide cheap and speedy justice to litigants who earlier had to run to courts for petty disputes.
However, the minister said he was open to suggestions from Bar associations to make the exisiting justice delivery system at public utility departments more litigant friendly in
terms of speeding up the disposal of cases and also making the entire exercise cheap.
Bureau Report