Tuesday, July 15, 2008

FAST TRACK JUSTICE FOR CORPORATES

The media has reported recommendation of Parliamentary Standing Committee to have a separate corporate bench in courts, which will hear cases of big corporate houses for enhanced fee to be paid by them is shocking. The fast track justice to be provided to those who can afford higher cost is against the basic tenets of our constitution to provide justice and equality to all the citizens. The Honorable Supreme Court may kindly consider constituting a special committee of judges to be drawn from various high courts to suggest the ways and means as to how to reduce the delays in justice and how fast track justice can be provided to the poor and needy, who really needed. The corporate sectors and businesses also need fast track justice and may be special additional benches can be created not only for criminal cases but also for civil cases including corporate and business claims. The benchmark and guidelines are to be provided to various courts at various levels to deter
mine maximum number of days for a case can be kept with them before disposal, the circumstances in which adjournments can be granted and also ensuring that most of the evidences and arguments are completed in 1 or 2 hearings. All the parties to the dispute can be advised to supply all necessary supporting evidences and documents in advance before the case is taken up for consideration and then in maximum 2 or 3 hearings the case has to be disposed off. The current practice of listing large
number of cases and then their hurried interim disposal by adjournment or small hearing has to be completely avoided. The High Power Committee so appointed by Honorable Supreme Court may set up necessary guidelines for the government for increasing number of judges, their facilities, computerization of judicial cases and all other necessary steps as may be required. The profession of chartered accountants is ready to help the highest court of justice in evolving proper procedures and practices and designing the same for the approval of the Honorable Court so that justice is not delayed.

JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUSTICE NOT DONE

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