Expressing concern over the pendency of cases in courts, Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju informed Rajya Sabha on Thursday, informed that the 1023 Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) are being set up for providing speedy justice to victims of heinous crimes.

Kiren Rijiju said lawyers in the country should be prepared for paperless adding that the Ministry has conveyed to law officers that very soon the system will have to go paperless.

Ulaanbaatar [Mongolia], June 16 (ANI): The Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday met the Mongolian President, Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukhand said that Khurelsukhand expressed gratefulness to India and PM Modi for getting Lord Buddha Holy Relics to Mongolia.

Imphal Mar 20 PTI Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced that N Biren Singh would remain the chief minister of Manipur for a second termSitharaman who has been sent to the northeastern state as central observer said Singh was unanimously chosen by the BJPs state legislature party as its leaderThe legislature partys meeting and announcement follows 10 days of uncertainty since the assembly poll results were announced with rivals Biren Singh and senior BJP MLA Th Biswajit Singh rushing to Delhi twice to meet central leaders in what was seen as part of a hectic lobbying exercise by competing camps despite denials of differencesIt is a good decision taken unanimously which will ensure that Manipur has a stable and responsible government The Centre under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi gives special attention to the northeastern states the finance minister saidSitharaman and Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju who is the co-observer arrived at Imphal earlier on Sunday to attend the meeting of the newly elected BJP MLAs in ManipurUnion Labour Minister Bhupendra Yadav Manipurs titular king and BJPs Rajya Sabha MP Leishemba Sanajaoba and party national spokesperson Sambit Patra also flew in for the crucial meetThe BJP returned to power in Manipur by winning 32 seats in the 60-member House in the recent assembly electionsIn the 2017 polls although the BJP had won only 21 seats it managed to lure MLAs from the Congress which clinched 28 seats and Biren Singh was sworn in as the first-ever BJP chief minister in Manipur PTI CORR JRC RBT RBT

New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju will introduce the High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2021 in Lok Sabha on Monday.

New Delhi [India], November 14 (ANI): Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju has urged the judges to do field visits in order to achieve the goal of delivering justice to the people effectively.

Mumbai Oct 23 PTI Stating that a robust judiciary is of utmost importance to make democracy successful Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday underlined various decisions taken by the Centre to improve the judicial infrastructure Rijiju was speaking at the inauguration of two wings of the annexe building at the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court Notably speaking after Rijiju at this event Chief Justice of India N V Ramana said judicial infrastructure is important for improving access to justice but it is baffling to note that its improvement and maintenance was being carried out in an ad-hoc and unplanned manner in the country The Law minister said it was the responsibility of the Union government to ensure that the judiciary is not only extended full support but is also made robust He also called for a harmonious relationship between the judiciary executive and legislature A robust judiciary is of utmost importance to make our democracy successful We have taken many decisions to provide support to judicial infrastructure which is core he said In the last Cabinet meeting the Centre has taken various decisions One of the important decisions was to sanction Rs 9000 crore for the development of the infrastructure of the lower judiciary Rijiju said This budget has been sanctioned for the construction of 3800 court halls and 4000 residential units for all the judicial officers in the district and subordinate courts among others he added He said the Central government will pool together the money Rs 9000 crore with state governments for developing the judicial infrastructure The Centre will provide Rs 5357 crore for constructing 3800 court halls and 4000 residential units for judicial officers We have made a provision for 1450 lawyers halls The government will construct 1450 toilet complexes There will be 3800 digital computer rooms the Law minister said Rijiju said a provision has also been made for the betterment of gram nyayalayas courts in villages As part of the E-Court Mission Mode Project 18735 courts have been computerised so far the Law minister said He said litigants can access the information of 1943 crore cases and about more than 1550 crore orders and judgments Digital India is the mainstay and in the process the digital judiciary will be equally important Many steps have been taken already he said adding that virtual courts have been set up at various locations The Law minister said a common citizen should not struggle to get justice It is the responsibility of all of us to ensure that the gap between justice and the common man must reduce as much as possible he said Acknowledging constraints challenges and limitations Rijiju also said a genuine effort will make some advancement We all are working for our nation We all are committed to giving justice to the people of this great nation We are a team We are just different organs of our system he added Rijiju said the Supreme Court emerged as a global leader with over 96239 virtual hearings till July 9 2021 The Supreme Court has taken a leadership role in ensuring the delivery of justice during the pandemic In this duration district courts heard 9725 lakh cases while the high court heard 5138 lakh cases till October 11 this year The Supreme Court emerged as a global leader with over 96239 virtual hearings till July 9 2021 he added PTI AVI AW NSK NSK NSK