Establishment of Benches of Supreme Court in various parts of the country

Government has said that representations have been received from time to time from various sources, for establishment of Benches of Supreme Court in various parts of the country. However, the Chief Justice of India has not agreed for setting up benches of the Supreme Court outside Delhi. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of Law & Justice, said that the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel Public Grievances, Law and Justice has expressed its disagreement with the persistent opposition to establishing benches of the Supreme Court in its sixth report on Demand for Grants of the Ministry for 2005-06 and advised the Government to discuss the issues once again with the Supreme Court.

Shri Khurshid said that the matter was referred to the Chief Justice of India, who informed that after consideration of the matter, the Full Court in its meeting held on 18th February, 2010 found no justification for setting up of benches of the Supreme Court outside Delhi.