RAJYA SABHA
The Centre has asked
State Governments to expedite setting up of Fast Track Courts
in keeping with the direction of the Supreme Court.
In its Judgement
of May 6, 2002 in the case of Brij Mohan Lal Vs. Union of India
and Others, the Supreme Court has given direction that the High
Courts and the State Governments shall ensure that there exists
no vacancy in the Fast Track Courts and necessary steps in that
regard shall be taken within three months from the date of judgement.
The Central Government has also requested the State Governments
and the High Courts vide D.O. Letter No. 11013/11/2002-Jus(M)/Pt./230
of August 7, 2002 from Minister of Law and Justice addressed to
Chief Ministers of States and Chief Justices of High Courts to
take necessary action to fill up all the vacancies in compliance
with the directions of the Supreme Court. Further, the State Governments
are periodically requested to set up the full number of Fast Track
Courts as envisaged in the scheme.
Disposal of cases
including Human Rights cases fall within the substantive function
of the judiciary. Therefore, the Government can not intervene
in the matter. However, the Fast Track Courts have been established
to dispose of long pending cases including cases of under trials
languishing in jails, on priority. Some of the State Governments
have notified "Human Rights Courts’ as provided in Section
30 of the Protection of Human Rights Act’ 93, for disposal of
cases expeditiously.
This information
was given by the Union Minister of Law and Justice, Shri K. Jana
Krishnamurthi in a written reply to a question from Shri Abani
Roy in the Rajya Sabha today.
