Sunday, May 16, 2010

Panel to consider demands for HC benches: Moily

Panel to consider demands for HC benches: Moily

New Delhi, May 16: Amid growing clamour for setting up High Court benches in various states, the Government has decided to form a one-man committee to look into the issue. “We have decided to form a one-man committee to look into demands for setting up High Court benches,” Law Minister M Veerappa Moily told PTI here.

A former Chief Justice of India would be entrusted with the task and the Law Ministry would move the Union Cabinet shortly for its nod to set up the committee. Sources said former CJI Justice A M Ahmadi is a frontrunner for the post. But Moily said no name has been decided so far. “It is too early to comment,” he said.

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