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Give time frame for setting up of FTCs or face consequence: SC
New Delhi, Sept 15: Taking serious note of state governments` lethargy in not setting up required number of fast track courts (FTCs) despite taking full central grant, the Supreme Court today sounded the final warning to them saying `either do it or face consequence`.
New Delhi, Sept 15: Taking serious note of state governments' lethargy in not setting up required number of fast track courts (FTCs) despite taking full central grant, the Supreme Court today sounded the final warning to them saying "either do it or face consequence".
A Bench comprising Chief Justice V N Khare and Justice S
B Sinha gave six weeks time to the governments of Andhra
Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh,
Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa and West Bengal and
the respective high courts to make the required number of FTCs
functional.
Taking note of the blame game indulged by the state governments and the high courts, the Bench said, "it is rather sad state of affairs where the state governments are blaming the high courts and the high courts are blaming the states."
Holding that under the FTC scheme, both the state governments and the high courts were jointly responsible for setting up of the required number of FTCs, the Bench sought detailed affidavits from the governments and the high courts on the work done so far in this regard and also the rate of disposal of cases achieved by the existing FTCs.
The Bench asked Solicitor General Kirit N Raval to get the response of the Central government on an application filed by Rajasthan High Court posing a query as to who would bear the running cost of the FTCs. Rajasthan was one of the few states which has substantially met the target in setting up of FTCs.
Bureau Report
Taking note of the blame game indulged by the state governments and the high courts, the Bench said, "it is rather sad state of affairs where the state governments are blaming the high courts and the high courts are blaming the states."
Holding that under the FTC scheme, both the state governments and the high courts were jointly responsible for setting up of the required number of FTCs, the Bench sought detailed affidavits from the governments and the high courts on the work done so far in this regard and also the rate of disposal of cases achieved by the existing FTCs.
The Bench asked Solicitor General Kirit N Raval to get the response of the Central government on an application filed by Rajasthan High Court posing a query as to who would bear the running cost of the FTCs. Rajasthan was one of the few states which has substantially met the target in setting up of FTCs.
Bureau Report