"While organisation of Lok Adalat is being made a permanent feature, legal system is being equipped with more fast track courts and filling of vacant posts of judges," Brajesh Pathak, UP Minister for law and justice said, while talking to reporters here today.
He said, whileLok Adalat system is beingintroduced in 47 districts of the state, in other districts, it would be introduced gradually.
Pathak disclosed, 500 new courts are being set up, with proper infrastructure.
"He added, in similar fashion 300 courts of civil judge junior division would also be introduced in the existing system. All the courts would be equipped with adequate staff," he said.
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Pathak said, "in order to reduce pendency of family disputes, while 1,100 family courts are being established, 100 fast track courts to settle the cases of crime on womenand 25 new fast track courts for atrocity cases on SC/ST would also be added".
"Young advocates would be paid Rs 5,000 every year, continuously for three years for purchasing legal books," he said.
In order to provide grant to more advocates, the parameters have been changed.
Now advocates upto 70 years would be eligiblefor Rs 5 lakh grant from the government, he said.
Earlier, he assured journalists to provide them full security by the government, in a joint program of Braj Press Club and National Union of Journalists here today.
Drastic action would be taken against the person bullying a journalist, he said while speaking at the program.
He attributed sporadic incidents of crime in the state to handiwork ofopposition parties, who badly, have been rejected by the people.
"Gone are the days when the government was shielding the criminals," he said, adding that now the pleading would be such that they are deprived of bail.
The divisional meeting to asses the progress of different departments by the Chief Minister, now certainly would pave the way forspeedy development of the state, he said.