THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: As many as 2.64 crore cases are pending in various courts across the country, Union Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda said on Sunday.
The government is also taking steps to fill 360 vacancies of judges in the High Courts, he said, addressing a meet-the-press programme organised by the Thiruvananthapuram Press Club. Priority will be given to the conduct of Lok Adalats for encouraging out-of-court settlements, he said, adding that 44 lakh cases are pending in the High Courts alone. The government’s aim was to make the law simple and accessible to the common man. Redundant and obsolete laws have to be axed from the statute books, Gowda said, adding that the government intends to have a national litigation policy soon. He stressed the need for speeding up the commercial litigation process and arbitration. Gowda said that the labour laws have to be amended as “no one is prepared to invest in India.” Labour welfare, he added, was indeed an area of concern.
