The passage of The Delhi High Court (Amendment) Bill, 2014 will not only reduce the burden from Delhi High Court but lead to "speedy" disposal of cases helping the litigants, Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda said.
At present, all suits above Rs 20 lakh are heard by the High Court.
Out of the 60,000 cases pending in the Delhi High Court, 12,000 cases will be transferred to the 11 district courts, he said, adding the move would benefit people travelling from far flung areas to the High Courts.
Supporting the bill, members from various political parties also suggested several other measures to raise efficiency in the courts including the use of regional langauges in official communications in courts.
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Gowda said while the Supreme Court is of the view that "it may not be possible", he was in favour of use of regional languages.
He said the issue was discussed at the recent meet of the chief ministers and judges here and needs broader consultations.
K C Tyagi (JDU) raised the long-standing demand of the people of western Uttar Pradesh for a division bench of the Allahabad High Court, lamenting delay in its implementation despite a commission recommending setting up of a division bench.
About the division bench in western UP, Gowda said they are yet to receive proposals from the state government, the Chief Minister or the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court.
"Unless a proposal comes from the state government, it is difficult to implement it," he said.
In this context, he said the Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court had recently in a letter said there was no proposal to set up a bench in western UP. "However, I am in favour of it and we should find an alternative arrangement", he said.