Stating that the CJI had written to him in this regard too, Singh said: “Since the Family Courts Act is a social welfare measure initiated by the Central Government, and Article 247 of the Constitution enables Union Govemment to establish additional courts for better administration of laws made by Parliament or of any existing law with respect to a matter enumerated in the union list, Ibelieve we can accept the advice of the Chief Justice.” Justice Balakrishnan pointed out the rationale for having more courts to try corruption cases. He cited the example of Kerala, which has just one designated court for trying CBI cases. Even in Delhi, he said, there are about 1,100 cases being investigated by the CBI, but there aren’t enough designated courts. “I do not say the CBI only handles corruption cases, but most of the cases are corruption-related. So we need to have more such courts to try CBI cases,”he added.
IE: Corruption a challenge facing judiciary and govt, says PM: April 20, 2008
Corruption a challenge facing judiciary and govt, says PM…………TANNU SHARMA NEW DELHI I
ADMITITNG that “corruption is another challenge that we face both in the government and the judiciary”, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today supported Chief Justice of India KG Balakrishnan’s call to set up special courts for corruption cases.Stating that the CH had written to him for setting up designated courts for trying cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act, Singh said: “I agree that there is urgent need to do so. This will instill greater confidence in our justice delivery system, at home and abroad.” Addressing the inaugural session of the conference of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices here today, the Prime Minister also said the Centre would urge all the states to ensure that each district has at least one family court. He pointed out that many state govemments had failed to discharge this statutory obligation, mandatory under the 1984Act.