New Delhi, Sep 12 (PTI): With crores of cases pending in courts across the country, the Law Ministry has suggested that Parliament should make fresh laws only after assessing the extra burden they are likely to impose on the courts and ensuring the provision of money required for the purpose.
"Assessment must be made for the purpose of estimating the extra load any new bill or legislation may add to the burden of courts and expenditure required for the purpose," Law Minister M Veerappa Moily has said in a letter to Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
Nearly three crore cases are pending in courts (lower courts and higher judiciary) across the country, and the backlog is on a steady increase.
According to government estimates based on 2009 figures, it takes 15 years on an average to finally decide a court case in India.