Thursday, May 4, 2017

Haryana for amendment in Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966

CHANDIGARH, MAY 4
Haryana Vidhan Sabha today passed a resolution to request the Parliament to effect an appropriate amendment in the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 to provide for the creation of a separate High Court for Haryana within the capital city Chandigarh. 
          The resolution presented by Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Mr. Ram Bilas Sharma, was passed unanimously in the special session of the Vidhan Sabha.
          According to the resolution, while Haryana has completed 50 years of its existence as a separate State, a separate High Court has still not been provided for the State. During this period, the people of Haryana have suffered in manifold ways, including through delays in the disposal of their cases due to heavy workload in the common High Court. Presently, there are only 18 Judges from Haryana against a total sanctioned strength of 85. There are 13 Judges from Haryana under direct quota drawn from Advocates of the High Court, against a sanctioned strength of 23, leading to under-representation of the Advocates from Haryana.
          The Haryana Vidhan Sabha had adopted resolutions recommending the bifurcation of Punjab and Haryana High Court and setting up of a separate High Court for Haryana on March 14, 2002 and December 15, 2005.
          On April 22, 2017, Chief Minister, Mr. Manohar Lal, had urged Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi, to accord top priority to setting up of a separate High Court for Haryana during the ongoing Swaran Jayanti Year of the State.

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