FRIVOLOUS LITIGATION BY GOVT and PSUs –Need of National Litigation Policy

Date: 12-03-2016                             SUGGESTION-Addendum                       By email

To,

Shri D. V. Sadananda Gowda

Hon’ble Minister for Law & Justice

Ministry of Law and Justice, Govt of India

A-Wing, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi-110 001

secy-jus@gov.in, rejinder.kashyap@gov.in

Hon’ble Sir,

Subject: FRIVOLOUS LITIGATION BY GOVT and PSUs –Need of National Litigation Policy

Kindly refer to my suggestion dated 08-08-2014 and 13-05-2015 [copies enclosed]. I am sure Ministry must be cogitating on my suggestion, in view of BJP/NDA Govt’s stated policy of citizen centricity and good governance.

To contribute in good governance and to relieve common Indians from frivolous litigation by Govts/PSUs etc at public cost to harass public, I respectfully draw your kind attention to report of expert committee of defense minister 2015 which is uploaded at http://mod.gov.in/writereaddata/Reportcc.pdf.

I may add that prolonged frivolous litigation by Govts/PSUs also adds to avenue for corruption in fees and out-of-pocket expenses payable to advocates, in addition to clogging courts, which further delay genuine litigations. I hope you and your ministry will attach due priority of such a National Litigation Policy [in some other name], though it was suggested in 2010 by then UPA law minister. BJP is known to continue congress policies which are in the interest of nation and citizenry like MGNREGA etc.

Yours faithfully,

J P Shah