Department of Justice

R.T.I. Related

Information under section 4(1)(b) of the RTI Act, 2005

Acts

• The Contempt of Courts Act, 1971
• The Court Fees Act, 1870
• The Family Court Act, 1984
• The High Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of service) Act, 1954
• The Judges Protection Act, 1985
• The Judicial Officers Protection Act, 1850
• The Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of service) Act, 1958

Rules

• The High Court Judges Rules, 1956
• The High Court Judges (Traveling Allowance) Rules, 1956
• The Supereme Court Judges Rules, 1959
• The Supereme Court Judges (Traveling Allowance) Rules, 1959 

Judiciary in India

Constitution of India – Part V – provides for the Union Judiciary along with the Executive and the Parliament – division of power – system of checks and balances – guiding principles.

Single integrated system of courts to administer laws enacted by the Union and State Governments – the Supreme Court of India at the apex – Articles 124 to 147 – High Courts  for each State or a group of States – Articles 214 to 232 – Subordinate Courts under control & super- vision of the jurisdictional High Court – Articles 233 to 237.

Independence of the judiciary – theory and practice – Judges of Supreme Court & High Courts – removal only by the Parliament – absolute majority of the total strength of each House and two thirds majority of members present and voting – only on grounds of proved misbehavior or incapacity – Articles 32 & 226 – powers to issue writs to any person/ authority/government – habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, quo warranto, certiorari.

Pendency of Court Cases

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Department of Justice

Constitution and organization of the Supreme Court and High Courts – appointment and condition of services of Judges in consultation with Supreme / High Courts – administration of Judicial Services in the Union Territories – nodal agency  for coordination of Administration of Justice in States.

Centrally Sponsored Scheme

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 National Judicial Academy

The National Judicial Academy (NJA), the apex training institute for judicial officers in the country is an autonomous body fully funded by the Central Government by way of Grants-in-aid. The building complex of the Academy has been constructed at Bhopal with central Plan assistance as Capital Grants.
               The Hon’ble Chief Justice of India is the Chairman of the Governing Council of the NJA.  The Academy has a Director, Registrar (presently vacant) and Additional Registrar.

Computerization of Courts

A scheme for computerization of city courts in the four metropolitan cities of Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi and Kolkata was started in the year 2001-02 and an amount of Rs.18.22 crore was released for the purpose.  About 700 courts have been covered under this Scheme.  In addition, computerization of city courts in the State capitals or in cities where the High Courts are located was taken for implementa- tion in 2003-04 through National Informatics Centre (NIC) at an estimated cost of Rs.24.81 crore.
                  A scheme for comprehensive computerization of the District and Subordinate Courts has been approved for implementation in the country in February 2007.  This scheme is based on the National Policy and Action Plan prepared by the E-Committee.  The first phase of the scheme is under implementation and is to be completed by February 2009 at an estimated cost of Rs.442 crore.  This scheme is being implemented as a Mission Mode Project of E-Courts and also involves upgradation of the ICT infrastructure of the Supreme Court and the High Courts. The implement- ing agency for the scheme is the National Informatics Centre who have been provided with Rs.187.05 crore up to 2006-07.

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