Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, referring to the increased pendency of cases, stressed for the expansion of the judiciary and the need for more courts in the country.
Addressing an inaugural function of the newly constructed Senior Civil Judge and JMFC Court Complex in Chittapur town of Kalaburagi district on Saturday, Mr. Kharge said around 3.5 crore cases were pending in various courts in India. Of these, 2.68 crore were in district courts, 44.56 lakh cases in High Court Benches and about 61,300 cases in the Supreme Court. Mr. Kharge said the State government must fill up all the vacant posts and provide funds and infrastructure necessary at courts for the welfare of the general public. He called upon the lawyers and judicial staff to strive to help poor litigants get speedy justice by learning more about the subtleness of laws. The glory of the legal profession should be protected, Mr. Kharge added.
He asked the State government to create separate head of account in Hyderabad Karnataka Regional Development Board for Special Component Plan (SCP) and Tribal Sub-Plan(TSP) funds to avoid any lapses of funds.
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Mr. Kharge said the State government should ask the Union government to introduce amendments to Article 371(J) of the Constitution to remove all the ambiguities and enable the people of the Hyderabad-Karnataka region to benefit from the reservation in employment and educational opportunities.
Justice C.R. Kumaraswamy, Karnataka High Court Judge and Administrative Judge for Kalaburagi district, inaugurated the court complex which was constructed at an estimated cost of Rs.14.20 crore on 3 acres on land .