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Submitted to: Mrs. Shivani Mohan,

Faculty for Economics

Submitted by:

Shreya Raj Roll no: 465 IInd year

India s First Mobile Court.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

This project would not have been completed without the guidance of our ECONOMICS teacher Mrs. Shivani Mohan. She guided me throughout the project. I would also like to acknowledge her hard work and thank her for her help. I am also grateful to our librarian for helping me with appropriate materials dealing with my topic-Indias First Mobile Court. Special thanks to my friends and family for making the project an easy journey for me.

Therefore would like to thank each and everyone associated with this project

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India s First Mobile Court.. TABLE OF CONTENT

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.3 2. CHAPTER 1 : INTRODUCTION...4 I. II. III. IV. AIM..4 REASON FOR ESTABLISHING MOBILE COURT...4 NEED OF MOBILE COURTS5 STREAMLINING/RE-ENGINEERING THE PROCEDURES CURRENTLY FOLLOWED7

3. CHAPTER 2 : ALL ABOUT FIRST MOBILE COURT IN INDIA...8 I. II. III. WHAT ARE THE OTHER REMEDIES BROUGHT IN INDIA TO BRING ABOUT SPEEDY JUSTICE?.................................................................................8 VISION OF THE LAW COMMISSION TO DISPOSE OFF CASES ON A FAST RATE...9 TWENTY SECOND REPORT ON THE GRAM NYAYALAYAS BILL, 2007....11

4. CHAPTER 3 : FUNCTIONING OF MOBILE COURTS...12 I. POOR MEN BROUGHT TO JUSTICE12

5. CHAPTER 4 : TOPIC RELATED WTH ECONOMICS14 I. BENEFITS OF ESTABLISHING MOBILE COURTS14

6. CHAPTER 5 : CONCLUSION..16 I. VIEWING THE FUTURE.16 II. RESULT OF FORMATION OF MOBILE COURTS..16 7. BIBLIOGRAPHY ...17

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India s First Mobile Court.. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Aims and Objectives: The aim of the project is to present an overview of economics through various Statutes, Guidelines and suggestions and different writings and articles. The aim has been to identify the different aspects of Indias first mobile court and its evolution through the years. Scope: Though the study of Economics is an immense project and pages can be written over the topic but due to certain restrictions and limitations I was not able to deal with the topic in detail. Research Methodology: The research methodology has been doctrinal as there was not much to inquire from the local people as there hasnt been the establishment of mobile courts in the place of the researcher i.e. Bihar. Source s of Data: The following secondary sources of data have been used in the project as the topic is very recent, not much could be found in the books1. Websites 2. Books Method of Writing: The method of writing followed in the course of this research paper is primarily analytical. Mode of Citation:
The researcher has followed a uniform mode of citation throughout the course of this research paper.

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India s First Mobile Court.. CHAPTER-1 INTRODUCTION

AIM The mission of mobile courts is to provide instant justice, delivered at the very spot where crimes and misdemeanors are committed. It's part of a new effort to educate Indians about the law and to clear the expanding docket of India's overburdened courts, which are some of the busiest in the world.1 keep in mind our priority, to reduce the burden on the regular courts," says Vir, a retired Army colonel, who also has a law degree. "And the people are very happy with this quickie justice. Here there is complete transparency." In the world's biggest democracy, it is not unusual for a civil trial to drag on for decades, or even generations. By some estimates, it would take 300 years at the current pace to clear India's civil court dockets. Just getting all the key players into a courtroom is a challenge; some litigants die before their cases can get heard. REASON FOR ESTABLISHING MOBILE COURTS Pendency of cases in courts across the country has turned out to be a "gigantic problem" with about three crore cases waiting for redressal and the undue delay making people to shy away from justice delivery system. Another problem being faced by the people is the problem of accessibility. With an endeavor to make the judicial system accessible to remote and backward areas, the countrys first mobile court was inaugurated in the Mewat district of Haryana on August 4th,2007. Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan, while inaugurating the court in the presence of Union Law Minister H.R. Bhardwaj, Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court Vijender Jain, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Supreme Court judges Ashok Bhan and H.S. Bedi, said, People generally go to courts to get justice but today with mobile courts, the courts will come to the people. Asserting the importance of judiciary in a democratic setup, Mr. Justice Balakrishnan said, A judicial system for the masses is a must for maintenance of rule of law and for safeguarding the democracy. It is because of the judiciary that democracy is maintained in India. So, he urged more State Governments and the Centre to come forward in strengthening this system. The Chief Justice of India also advised the people of Mewat to make full use of the facilities made available to them through the mobile court and not to misuse their rights. Unless
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economic growth percolates to the common man in the form of better education, jobs and a better judicial system, it will remain a myth and never become a reality, he added.2

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The procedure followed in some of the sub-processes of legal cases administration is ridden with inherent delays due to the way the file movement and initiation takes place. This provides an opportunity to streamline these sub-processes either by re-organizing or reducing the steps involved. The streamlining of sub-processes has to be done while keeping in mind the objective of speedier disposal of legal cases and while understanding that some of the structures are difficult to disturb in current settings. For example, in the preparation of para-wise remarks, the procedure of junior staff preparing the draft and sending to the officer for approval/comments can be re-structured such that the officer prepares para-wise remarks with assistance from junior staff. The process can also streamlined by using either communication tools such as e-mail/ file sharing in LAN environment or online tools such as web-based application accessible to the concerned heads of Department and the GP. Re-engineering of the current administration process needs to be given a serious thinking. Alternative structures such as creating a separate Legal Cell in each of the units within the department are an option. This cell shall comprise of one legal advisor supported by few Section Officers/ Assistant Section Officers which could work exclusively on legal cases both pending and upcoming cases for speedier disposal. However, this involves re-structuring some of the procedures currently followed in the department(s) with respect to file flow and origination, and the merits and demerits of the proposal need to be carefully evaluated before proceeding further.4 NEED OF MOBILE COURTS The word Litigation in common parlance is used to refer to a controversy before a law court or simply put a lawsuit, but with the total pendency at last count exceeding 30 million cases, in a country characterized by grave economic conditions like ours it has become a luxury which few can afford. The Right to Litigate or the Right to get Access to Justice, has been amply provided in our Constitution & other national as well as international instruments, but David Porter of US Navy puts Litigation as the basic legal right that guarantees every corporation its decade in court obviously he said that in context of the Courts of America, but the situation is no better here, rather worse, decade is replaced by 15 years (which according to one study is the average life span of a case in India5, clearly I dont mean to endorse or even acquiesce with such pessimistic views but the level of implementation or the justice delivery system required to give life to these provisions, are grossly inadequate, & are fraught with various imperfections & evils such as Corruption, Delays etc, with delay being the major dent in the credibility of the system, as a famous saying goes Justice Delayed is Justice Deniedand due to these delays even after the most elaborately devised system of rights & obligations of people, being present, justice still remains a distant dream for the laymanbut the silver lining is that Judiciary remains the most honest & trusted of the three governmental organs, & measures up remarkably well on the yardsticks of independence, fairness & acts as the custodian of the rights of the common man, it was meant to be & still commands respect, but the confidence it used to inspire among the people is corroding, the main reason behind the wounded credibility are the delays in justice delivery system.
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The real culprit is the huge pendency of cases before subordinate courts right upto the Supreme Court. Justice S.B.Sinha recently in a day long awareness programme for Judicial officers termed this is a gigantic problem, and his lordship, who is also the chairman of Mediation & Concilliation Project Committee went on to say these undue delays are making people shy from justice delivery system, Justice Sinha further remarked that We should uphold the maintenance of law and Constitutional values and do not forget that access to justice to everyone should be given utmost preference6 The main reasons behind this huge pendency, or to be exact the influx of a large number of cases, are recent socio-economic advances and the resultant sensitization regarding legal rights, have led to a flood of people, increasingly approaching the courts of law, for the realization of their rights, but the existing Indian Judicial System, I am afraid to say has not kept up with the huge population & educational boom, & is fraught with problems such as low judge to population ratio, and as a large portion of these cases are against the government, disputes which could have been resolved at the outset with the authorities itself, due to improper governmental administration, these disputes also end up coming before the courts, as to this matter Dr.Manmohan Singh in a discussion, referred to the survey conducted in Karnataka according to which in 65% of civil cases the Government was a litigant and in 95% the appeals filed by it failed, the great villainous role played by the governmental administration becomes apparent by this, Couple this with the rampant corruption, Shortage of Funds, Staff, Infrastructural shortcomings, and you have the perfect recipe of a disaster or more succinctly put a litigants nightmare.7

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India s First Mobile Court.. CHAPTER 2 ALL ABOUT FIRST MOBILE COURT IN INDIA
WHAT ARE THE OTHER REMEDIES BROUGHT IN INDIA TO BRING ABOUT SPEEDY JUSTICE? Litigation through the courts and tribunals established by the State is one way of resolving the dispute which is an adversarial method of dispute resolution which leads to win-lose situation whereas in Alternative Disputes Resolution what is tried to be achieved is win-win situation for both the parties to the case. There is nobody who is loser and both parties feel satisfied at the end of the day. The ADR mechanisms include arbitration, negotiation, mediation and conciliation. Section 89 of the Code of Civil Procedure has been amended w.e.f. 1-7-2002 with a view to bring alternative systems into the mainstream. The challenge that we are facing today is bringing about awareness among the people about the utility of ADR and simultaneously developing personnel who will be able to use ADR methods effectively with integrity. This will not only provide speedy and inexpensive justice and reduce litigation, but will also bring peace and harmony in the society. Corporate entities & establishments are already reaping the benefits of ADRs, but its high time these ADRs are introduced in day-2-day litigation as well Fast Track Courts Fast Track courts have proved their mettle, & their importance cannot be emphasized enough, on the recommendation of the 11th Finance Commission, 1734 Fast Track Courts of Sessions Judges were sanctioned for disposal of old pending cases and the said scheme was to end on 313-2005. Out of 18,92,583 cases, 10,99,828 have been disposed of by these courts. Keeping in view the performance of Fast Track Courts and contribution made by them towards clearing the backlog, the scheme has been extended till 31-3-2010. In view of the contribution made by the Fast Track Courts of Sessions Judges towards clearing of backlog, and number of huge pendency of cases triable by Magisterial Courts being 1,66,77,657 as on 31-12-2006, there is an urgent need to formulate a similar scheme for setting up of Fast Track Courts of Magistrates in each State and Union Territory. Mobile courts Mobile courts that help taking justice to the door-step of the rural would significantly help in fighting the backlog, Mobile courts are also being set up which would not only educate the rural folk about their rights and responsibilities and provide swift justice and create a feeling of law and judiciary being very close to them, but will also help de-clog the expanding docket of our overburdened courts. Lok Adalats In order to achieve the objective enshrined in Article 39 A of the Constitution of India, the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 was enacted to provide free and competent legal service to the weaker sections of the society to ensure that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to any citizen by reason of economic or other disabilities. To achieve that objective, Lok Adalats
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are being held at various places in the country and a large number of cases are being disposed of with lesser costs. Mobile Lok Adalats are presently in place in different parts of the State of Bihar and on the lines of steps taken by the High Court of Patna of holding mobile Lok Adalats, the other High Courts need also work on the same lines so that speedy and affordable justice could be made available to the litigants at their doorsteps. Setting up of Gram Nyayalayas Ministry of Law & Justice is going to draw a Gram Nyayalayas Bill with an objective to secure justice, both civil and criminal, at the grass-root level to the citizens, which would be the lowest court of subordinate judiciary and shall provide easy access to justice to litigant through friendly procedures, use of local language and mobile courts wherever necessary. Last but not the least Plea bargaining - With the insertion of new Chapter XXI-A in the Code of Criminal Procedure by Act 2 of 2006, the concept of Plea Bargaining became a reality and part of our criminal jurisprudence. The practice of plea bargaining is prevalent in western countries, particularly the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia. In the United States, plea bargaining has gained very high popularity, whereas it is applied only in a restricted sense in the other two countries. Plea bargaining benefits both the State and the offender; while the State saves time, money and effort in prosecuting the suspects, the latter gets a lenient punishment by pleading guilty. One of the merits of this system is that it helps the court to manage its load of work and hence it would result in reduction of backlog of cases. Plea bargaining apart, if the list of compoundable offences is widened and more offences are included therein and made compoundable, it too will help in making a dent in the mounting arrears and saving time of the courts. Apart from these measures, increased use of technology, for e.g recording evidence through video conferencing, would reduce the hassles associated with a trial. VISION OF THE LAW COMMISSION TO DISPOSE OFF CASES ON A FAST RATE The Intellectuals at Law Commission coming out with a fantastic & realistically sound solutions every now & then & the implementing authorities & the people in power not paying the slightest heed to it, has become needless to say almost customary now, the same happened in the present context too, the Law Commission in its 120th report,8submitted way back in 31-7-1987 recommended optimum figure of 107 judges per million by 2000, the ratio achieved by USA in the year 1981. It also recommended ratio of 50 judges per million of population, within a period of 5 years which was endorsed by the Standing Committee of Parliament headed by Shri Pranab Mukherjee, in its 85th report submitted in February 2002. The Supreme Court also directed increase in judges strength to 50 per million in a phased manner. But despite all this, the strength of judges has not been increased, that is why also the judiciary is facing difficulties in tackling the problem of mounting arrears, the sorry state of affairs is apparent from the fact that India still has fewer judges than 15 per million, if compared to Canada [about 75 per million] &
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the USA [104 per million] it sounds drastically inappropriate to deal with the situation, furthermore The Law Commission in its 125th Report 9(1988) recommended introducing shift system in the Supreme Court. In 1999, the then Law minister, thought of shift system in all courts, but could not implement it. Shift system is in vogue in industrial establishments and some educational institutions because of necessity. With minimum cost, the shift system can yield maximum output, providing immense relief to lakhs of helpless litigants, endlessly waiting for justice, but in its entirety this system was never realised. Another reason for the same is that judiciary accounts for just a mere meagre portion in the allocation of expenditure, for eg. In the tenth plan the judiciary was allocated a mere 0.078 per cent of the total expenditure, a small crumb more than the 0.071 per cent assigned in the Ninth Plan. It is also pertinent to note here that the Prime Ministers have been traditionally averse to discussing Judiciarys ailments or the plight of litigation in India, and it was no different this time as well, where the torturous state of litigation figured nowhere in the Prime Ministerial Speech on Independence Day, though he made amends & accepted the problem very next day at a conference 10 The Silver Lining is that if viewed from a different perspective, the Huge volume of new cases, coming up, is a definite sign of people reposing their faith in the administration of justice. It is a matter of contentment that the public at large continues to hold our judicial system by and large in high esteem despite their shortcomings and handicaps, and in order to sustain the continued faith of people in the justice delivery system the huge pendency of cases need to be brought down to a manageable limit, so that cases are dealt & disposed in a more speedy & more efficient manner & to ensure that justice is hurried but not at all buried. The brighter part of the problem is that the Anti-dotes to the problem, are not one but many, and if implemented with heart & soul, will reap great benefits. ADRs Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms, The philosophy of ADR systems is amply stated in the words of Abraham Lincoln Discourage litigation, persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. Point out to them how the normal winner is often a loser in fees, expenses, cost and time, as a peacemaker the lawyer has superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough.

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TWENTY SECOND REPORT ON THE GRAM NYAYALAYAS BILL, 2007 DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING PERSONNEL,PUBLIC GRIEVANCES, LAW AND JUSTICE COMMITTEE ON

Presented to the rajya sabha on 6th september, 2007, the members of the law commission discussed the setting up of the institutions which could dispose off the cases at a fast rate. Mobile Courts (in the following recommendations the committee has spoken about mobile courts) 12.20. The Secretary, Legislative Department while deposing on the Bill, stated that the concept of mobile court is being experienced in Brazil, Venezuela, Mexico and Philippines to bring justice closer to the people, especially marginalized section of our society, the poor and the under-privileged. In Philippines, it is known as justice on wheel. They hold the court in a big van which accommodates the judicial officer along with the staff. But, we have not followed that concept here and have put it at headquarters at Panchayat Samiti level though a beginning has been made in Haryana very recently. 12.21. The Committee is of the opinion that inorder to ensure participatory system of justice, expeditious disposal of disputes and access to justice at grass root level, mobile courts is a good mechanism. It is of the view that mobile courts would be the best method to ensure delivery of justice at the doorstep. Therefore, the Committee recommends that the Gram Nyayalayas shall be Mobile Courts. 12.22. The Committee could gather that the Government had extended the term of Fast Track Courts at the District level up to 31st March, 2010 and that a sum of Rs. 509 crore had been provided for this programme. It notes that its success rate has been commendable. Therefore, it recommends that the Government should take a cue from this and establish Gram Nyayalayas in the same line as Fast Track Courts. 12.23. Clause 6(2) of the Bill provides that while appointing a Nyayadhikari, representation shall be given, as far as practicable, to the members of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, women and any other classes or communities as may be specified by the State Government from time to time. 12.24. The Committee apprehends that the phrase as far as practicable will dilute the enforceability of reservation and therefore, recommends that reservation should be made mandatory as per policy of the government.

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India s First Mobile Court.. CHAPTER 3 - FUNCTIONING OF MOBILE COURTS

The mobile court, that has been set up in a bus, it would move from one location to another according to a well-prepared plan and schedule. In Haryana, the court shall sit on four days every week at four different centres and on two days it would work as a regular court at Ferozepur Jhirka. The selected centres include Punhana, Shikrawa, Indana and Lohinga Kalan. In the first phase, the court will start functioning in Punhana block which has been divided into four zones, each consisting of 25 to 30 villages. Said to be a brainchild of former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the concept of mobile court is based on the pressing need to take the administration of civil and criminal justice closer to the people so that those living in remote areas are able to benefit without incurring the expenses of travelling to courts at distant places. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Hooda said, We chose Mewat for inaugurating the first mobile court because of its abysmal literacy rate and as it is the most backward district of Haryana. We need further innovations such as these in the judiciary to take our country forward. The mobile court would be staffed like a regular court and transact serious judicial business in both civil and criminal cases through a full-fledged trial. It would be presided over by an Additional Civil Judge-cum-Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate. Dubbing the introduction of mobile courts as a revolutionary occasion for the judiciary, Mr. Justice Jain said, Though our country has progressed enormously since Independence the judicial system has still not managed to reach the poor and illiterate masses living in remote and backward areas. We hope that mobile courts will help in solving this problem and ensure justice for all as envisaged in our Constitution. The centres for the Mobile Court have been chosen in such a manner that the people have to travel minimum distance to get justice. Mobile Court is a regular court and will transact all kinds of judicial business. It will also take cognizance of criminal cases on the basis of police reports or criminal complaints. The hearing of the cases will be just like a regular court. The Mobile Court would be equipped to receive plaints, miscellaneous civil and criminal applications, grant bails or remand accused to custody, receive police reports, private criminal complaints, record evidence, pronounce judgements, execute decrees, pass sentences and commit convicts to prison. It would also deliver certified copies of its orders, judgements and decrees. The Mobile Court will have a specially equipped bus in which the Presiding Officer would be able to work in the privacy of his retiring room in the rear of the bus. The record or judicial files will also be kept in the cabinets provided in this bus. The Ahlmad of the court shall work within the bus. Judgement Writer shall be able to do his work within the bus as this would be equipped with a computer, sufficient seating capacity for about 10 persons and a private retiring room for the Presiding Judge.

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Disposal of Mobile Courts: Disposal of cases by Mobile Court, Mewat, District Gurgaon from August 2007 to October, 2007 is 393 cases and disposal of cases at Mobile Court, District Hoshiapur from 4.10.2007 to 3.11.2007 is 237. POOR MEN BROUGHT TO JUSTICE In the case of Ajay Kumar, who sells belts and leather bags on the sidewalks in the busy Lajpat Nagar shopping district. He has been operating for six years, although his shop is unregistered. He has been fined once before, but still blocks the sidewalk with his wares. "This is wrong, I am a poor man, I am a very small businessman," says Mr. Kumar, after paying a fine of 500 rupees ($11) to Judge Vir's mobile court11 clerk. But while he says it will take five days of sales to make up for the financial loss from this fine sales that he will continue to make from his illegal sidewalk shop - he agrees that the mobile court is a more humane way to bring justice. "This is better for me than the old way. If I go to court, I have to run around from this courtroom to that courtroom. How can I make money? It's a waste of time."12 ANOTHER CASE Terrence David, manager of the nearby Golden Dragon Chinese Restaurant, who has been charged with improper disposal of garbage, says that he thinks the swift justice of the mobile courts is "a good thing." "The speed is good, and [knowledgeable] people will definitely react and change their behavior." His one complaint, politely made, is that it is difficult to dispose of garbage legally if the city government provides no free garbage pickup service. The local inspector, who issued the summons to Mr. David, tells him that the city will remove garbage for a $24 per-trip fee.13

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India s First Mobile Court.. CHAPTER 4 - RELATION OF THE TOPIC WITH ECONOMICS
We can relate the topic with economics by comparing the want of speedy trial as demand and the possible court trials that take place in a limited amount of time as supply Clearly, the demand in the country of India is quite high compared to the supply of the litigation. As a result there is a lot of pending litigations in our country. The delays that occur in judicial decision-making are a well-known fact. With pending cases on the rise, the introduction of mobile courts should be welcomed. This move would quicken the process of providing justice to the common man. What needs to be watched is effective regulation. The Indian legal systems grievance redress mechanism has been faltering over the last few years. The launching of mobile court should be welcomed. But these alone will not suffice. To enable India become corruption-free, the entire legal system needs to be reformed. While the launching of a mobile court in Haryana is a good start, many more such courts should become operational in the near future. The initiative is certainly laudable. If it has taken 14 long years for judgment to be pronounced in as important a case as the Mumbai bomb blasts, one can well imagine the plight of the innumerable trivial cases. We can very well gauge the condition as the demand certainly is not met by the supply; no equilibrium is established where the producer and consumer both could be satisfied. With cases at all levels mounting, the Government must look for ways to bring them down to manageable proportions. The legal recourse is a necessity, so that makes the demand inelastic. But if the government introduces quick means to dispose of cases then the public can be better satisfied and the demand would become somewhat elastic. If the system is followed strictly it would ease the burden on the higher courts. Let us hope the mobile courts are a success. With the aim of making the judicial system accessible to people across the country, Indias first mobile court was launched in Haryana. BENEFITS OF ESTABLISHING MOBILE COURTS It would create greater awareness about the judicial system among the rural masses, cut costs for them and render justice at their doorsteps. The consumers can become more aware about the legal system operating in our country and in turn it would help develop our country better where all the consumers are aware about their rights and duties. It could also reduce the number of appeals and bring about transparency. Steps should be taken for setting up mobile courts across the country.

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What the newspapers had to say:-14 Asserting the importance of judiciary in a democratic setup, Mr. Justice Balakrishnan said, A judicial system for the masses is a must for maintenance of rule of law and for safeguarding the democracy. It is because of the judiciary that democracy is maintained in India. So, he urged more State Governments and the Centre to come forward in strengthening this system. The Chief Justice of India also advised the people of Mewat to make full use of the facilities made available to them through the mobile court and not to misuse their rights. Unless economic growth percolates to the common man in the form of better education, jobs and a better judicial system, it will remain a myth and never become a reality, he added. It is a fact that some of our litigants cannot have access to courts on account of the fact that they are living in remote areas and are not able to travel upto courts. Accordingly, it was thought that in case the consumer of justice finds it difficult to reach upto the Court then why not steps should be taken to take the Court to his doorsteps. This could be done only by having a Mobile Court.

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India s First Mobile Court.. CHAPTER 5 - CONCLUSION

VIEWING THE FUTURE Hans Raj Bhardwaj15 said that the Central Government would provide funds for 7,000 more such mobile courts in the country and the expenditure on the salary, allowances of the judges and establishment would be borne by the Central Government for the first three years. He said that the Government of India was committed to ensure equal development in the country. He said that the introduction of a mobile court in the Mewat district of Haryana would create awakening among the people of this area regarding our judicial procedures. The mobile courts, the brain child of the former president of India, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, are becoming a reality. RESULT OF FORMATION OF MOBILE COURTS By the end of the mobile court session in a day, 20 cases are cleared and thousands of rupees in fines are collected. (The judges are salaried; collected fees are handed over to the municipality.) The government is confident that its mobile religious courts have successfully come to the rescue of poor citizens in need of legal aid, an official says. Concluding, If followed properly the above measures would go a long way, to ensure the that litigation for a smooth affair for a litigant, as this is very pertinent to ensure & sustain peoples faith in judiciary, & in the last to nullify the very common bar room anecdote that in the average Indian litigation winner is the loser and the loser is dead.

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