Articles tagged with: National Court of Appeal
SC to decide if National Court of Appeal is a good idea
Five judges of the Supreme Court’s Constitution Bench will examine the feasibility of setting up a National Court of Appeal with four regional benches in North, South, East and West - with the apex court taking up matters involving the interpretation of the constitution and issues of national importance.
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Centre to SC: National Court of Appeal a terrible idea
The central government on Tuesday opposed plea for the setting-up of a National Court of Appeal with regional centres, saying it was barred under the constitution and in no way help in reducing the pendency of cases in the top court. “There are constitutional limitations and restrictions, which proh...
Constitution bench to hear petition seeking National Court of Appeal, CJI requests proposals from counsel [UPDATE: Read petition & more]
The petition filed by V Vasanthakumar, advocate from Puducherry, seeking the court’s directions to the Government to consider setting up a National Court of Appeal to relieve the Supreme Court of its case burden, got a new lease of life with the two-judge bench comprising the Chief Justice of India (CJI) TS Thakur and Justice UU Lalit, deciding to refer the matter to a five-judge constitution bench to hear from 4 April.