BIHAR TO HAVE MORE CBI COURTS;CJI

CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME

CJI K.G.Balakrishan today hinted that Bihar may have 3 to 4 more CBI special courts. He was speaking on centenary celebration of Patna Law College in Patna yesterday,the 11th July. The occasion was conspicuous by presence of Governor of Bihar Devender Konawar, CM Nitish kumar and ACJ of Patna High court B.K.Singh. While laying down foundation stone of Auditorium cum seminar hall, Nitish kumar reiterated his commitment to fight corruption in Bihar. He enlisted his government's initiatives vis-à-vis corruption. He also highlighted his government’s much talked ‘speedy trial experiment’ which has earned nation wide appreciation in legal luminaries.

Highlighting the problem of huge pendency of Cases, the CJI said that the PM has positively responded to his letter in which he has requested to set up more courts. Sharing his experience, he said in Delhi alone, about 350 murder cases are filed per annum out of which only 250 could be disposed off, leaving a pending of 100 cases, thus over a period of time this results in huge pending.

The governor said that economic disparities among poor and rich have to be abridged otherwise the violence and Naxalism would go unabated and would not be checked merely by courts and police.

Hopefully setting of new CBI courts, which is only two at present in the state, the pace of disposal of cases related to especially corruption, would increase.

Interestingly reforms in Judiciary have taken a front seat in the UPA-II and many Bills are on anvil to weed out corruption in Judiciary and overhaul this premiere institution. The Judiciary has also sensed the mood of govt and public and has responded reluctantly positively about this move. The recent cases of corruption in higher judiciary have taken a heavy toll in terms of image of judiciary. Recent judgments in Courts sound critical to judicial system itself and rebuff judges against whom serious charges of corruption have been leveled.The CJI also hinted to go tougher on cases of corruption in judiciary also.