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Leader Writer: Wangkheimayum Bhupendra Singh
As small as the state is, there is no dearth of issues or conflicts in opinions cropping up resulting in undesired stalemates, and topped with the inability of the concerned authority to react in a desired and fast manner; everything look sluggish in the state today. The issue over the implementation of the Right to Education Act in the state has caught both the attention and imagination of the people at the moment; however, we cannot take the sorry state of affairs of the two Fast Track Courts lightly on any counts. The two courts were set up on December 31, 2001 following a recommendation of the Eleventh Finance Commission for a five year period. According to the website of the Department of Justice, Government of India, the Finance Commission had recommended a scheme for the creation of altogether 1734 Fast Track Courts in the country. Funds were released directly to the state government for the establishment of the courts by the Centre with the state governments given the sole responsibility of establishing the courts in consultation with the concerned High Courts. The original term of the scheme had ended on March 31, 2005; however the Supreme Court had directed the Centre to continue with the Fast Track Courts.
The IFP had reported that both the fast track courts in the state have been reduced to almost an inconspicuous and defunct state with their own sets of problems which defeat the real objective of establishing the said courts to dispose long and pending back logged cases. Advocates had reasoned out that the general public seem to be unaware of the very existence of the two Fast Track courts which had been there since the past 11 years. This shows the dismal condition of not only the two courts but also of the whole administration in the state. The establishment of the Fast Track Court in the first place was for the people to benefit from it by getting fast and reliable justice. If one is to believe the advocates’ reasoning that the general public who are the actual beneficiaries of setting up of such systems have been largely ignorant of the issue, even to the extent of not knowing about the very existence of such courts then there is a major shortcoming on the part of the state. Leaving aside the other issues docking the two courts including the vacant post of the presiding officer in one of the two and the non-payment of 11 months salaries for the staffs of the other for a few second, the authorities need some serious consideration on the issue that the people are unaware of the very existence of the courts. The three pillars of the Indian Democracy- the Judiciary, the Executive and the Legislative are related to each other outlined by the doctrine of separation of powers and each have well defined sets of responsibility and powers. All three have their importance and neglecting the judiciary would not serve any purpose for the state and its people. The Judiciary is an important part of our system as it interprets the law of the land and acts as the interpreter of the provisions of the Constitution. The popularity of the Fast Track Court has been on the rise ever since the recent Delhi gang rape case and the Centre has been advocating for the establishment of such courts in the backdrop of the case. The government should ensure that it is not neglected and the needed exposure provided so as to ensure that the main objective of establishing such Fast Track Courts are realized.
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