New Delhi- The Supreme Court docket on Monday sought to know from the central authorities the progress made in direction of setting up a brand new excessive courtroom advanced at Jammu.
On June 28, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud had laid the muse stone of a brand new excessive courtroom advanced within the metropolis.
A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia handed the order whereas listening to a petition highlighting the vacancies on the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) benches in Jammu and Srinagar and pendency of circumstances there.
Extra Solicitor Common (ASG) Aishwarya Bhati, showing for the Centre, positioned earlier than the bench an up to date be aware indicating the place concerning vacancies and pendency of circumstances in CAT benches within the two cities.
On the difficulty of infrastructure for the tribunal, Bhati stated the counsel representing the state might have some directions.
The state’s counsel stated some progress has been made as far as Srinagar was involved however in Jammu, the identification of land was a problem.
“My directions are that there’s now an settlement that after the prevailing excessive courtroom constructing is vacated, the tribunal, Jammu bench, will shift there,” Bhati instructed the bench.
Justice Kaul instructed Bhati the development of the proposed constructing had not even began but.
“Nothing is being constructed. It has not even began. Solely factor which has occurred is we had all joined there for laying of the muse stone. That’s all that has occurred there. Nothing else has occurred. Not an inch of motion there,” he stated, including “There appears to be a fund drawback”.
Bhati requested the bench to allow her to position an affidavit on the difficulty.
“Now we have perused the up to date standing report however lots stays to be accomplished,” the bench famous in its order.
It famous the ASG has submitted that there was a tentative proposal that after the Jammu bench of the excessive courtroom shifts to the brand new advanced, the excessive courtroom constructing could also be utilised by the tribunal.
“It could even be positioned on report as to what’s the progress being made on the excessive courtroom Jammu bench as the 2 facets are inter-linked,” the bench stated, whereas posting the matter for listening to on February 20 subsequent yr.
In the course of the listening to, the ASG referred to the September 25 order handed by the apex courtroom within the matter and stated it was famous that over 16,000 circumstances have been pending earlier than the 2 benches of the tribunal.
She stated the present standing report signifies that the pendency has come down marginally to round 15,000.
“On the difficulty of the sanctioned energy and place of the employees at CAT, Jammu and Srinagar benches, additionally a lot stays to be desired as cease hole preparations have been made. It’s acknowledged that the Workers Choice Fee has been requested to finish the duty which is anticipated to be stuffed up by March, 2024,” the bench had famous in its September 25 order.
“On the difficulty of infrastructure, some progress has been made for Srinagar however none for Jammu,” it had stated.
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