*NATIONAL LITIGANT BENCH*

*NATIONAL LITIGANT BENCH*

470, 19th Main, 36th Cross, 4th T Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore – 560041

Date: 11.09.2010
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PRESS RELEASE
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National Litigant Bench (NLB),
*is a novel initiative promoted by concerned and knowledgeable youth to
represent the cause of hapless litigants who approach Judiciary to mitigate
their problems as last resort, but are drawn into the system unwittingly.

NLB was launched as a non profit NGO on 15th Aug 2010 at Yercaud on the
sidelines of National Meet of Mens Rights. NLB organized a meet of its
Executive committee on 10th and 11th September 2010 at Chennai to chart out
plans. Activists from across the country deliberated on the core issues
concerning about more than 5 crore litigants who loiter around the corridors
of Courts wasting precious time and energy, some at the peak of their
productive age.
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NLB’s mission is to:
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Create Awareness and Awakening of the General Litigant on the problems faced
at Court room

Transparent Judicial Appointments on merit and moral values

Redefine the input source to Judiciary like Indian Judicial System (IJS)
similar to IAS,IPS etc.

Bring about Litigant friendly procedures and process resulting in self
service

Address Imperialist attitude of intimidation by the Bar & Bench on all
Litigants especially economical weaker section.

The objective of this conference is to identify the Judicial reforms from a
Litigant’s perspective to create awareness about Litigant’s choices and
options and expose the challenges/pitfalls in the system. Deliberation of
this Conference is on National Judicial Commission to include:

Appointment of Judges through Indian Judicial Services

Litigant grievances/ compliant on Judges ( from the current impeachment)

Redefine the procedure code

Reforms in the legal education

Research on interpretation of law

Deployment of Technology to enable ‘Information on Demand’ to stakeholders.

The following Resolution were passed and demands are sought from the
Government on behalf of litigants

1. NLB to constitute five regional bench’s in North, South, East, West
& Central and create a 1 Crore vote bank.

2. Resolved to demand the government establish National judicial
Commission similar to that of Election Commission for regulating Judicial
dispensation, Judicial appointment and removal, Infrastructure, Procedure,
legal education, functioning of Bar Councils in the country

a. NJC to formulate code of conduct, ethics and professional standards
for Judges and Advocates and legal profession

b. NJC to take up the task of redefine litigant friendly forms and
procedure for Criminal ; Civil & Tax Code

c. NJC to ensure Judges Accountability – Litigant Grievance Redressal
etc.

3. Resolved to request the Govt to stablish Indian Judicial
Services(IJS) inline with IAS,IFS, IPS etc to improve the quality of
judicial dispensation.

4. Resolved to demand the Government to fix the entry age at 26 and
retirement exit at 55 years for judges and to the judges to practice post
retirement so as to attract youth who are connected with the society.

5. Resolved to request the Government to make an allocation of minimum
of 2% (presently 0.07% appox) for Judiciary by both central and state
budget and to and create adequate Infrastructure to improve work
condition of Judiciary.

6. Resolved to impress upon the Judiciary to Implement Grama Nayalaya
Act a brainchild of "NAC – National Advisory Council". Gram Nyayalaya Act
2010, which envisages appointment of 25,000 Judges additionally

7. Resolved to urge upon Judiciary to redefine litigant friendly forms
and procedure for Criminal & Civil & Tax Coded

8. Resolved to demand the government to stop Tribunalization of
Judiciary. This has resulted in cases benefitting government are
conducted in fast track (like collect taxes) while common man is
discriminated.

9. Resolved to seek the government not to appointment of retired
Judges to Commission of Enquiry, Statutory Commissions and other tribunals.

10. Request the government and Judiciary to adopt technology to ensure
transparency and information –on-demand.

11. Amend Bar Council of India Act to improve the professional ethics and
conduct & lawyer appearing at police station.

12. Amend laws to make to encourage ‘Party-in-person’ to represent/plead
their cases.

13. Implement Perjury penalty in its true sense & Contempt of Court
provisions to stop misuse of law.

14. Implement of ‘Limitation Act’ in true letter and sprits.

15. Implement ‘Basic Law’ as a subject in School Education.

16. Conduct sensitization program for Judges towards litigants needs and
make them to be receptive and sensitive to the needs of litigants.

17. Stop Judiciary’s control over Alternate Dispute Resolution Forums.

18. Stop Misuse of provisions by Judiciary in matters relating to

a. Maintainability

b. Adjournments

c. Check bounce case;

d. Dalit atrocities cases;

e. Insurance Claims Fraud (MCOP);

f. IPC 506 (ii);

g. Matrimonial disputes

h. Bail proceedings (Being converted into Recovery proceedings. )

We request the media to give adequate publicity and to create awareness to
the general public on the current status of the Judiciary.

Representative from following Chapter including Delhi, Punjab & Chandigarh,
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Singapore and Europe were
presented for the Conference.

Copy of this Resolution is sent to concerned law minister of state and Union
Law Minister.

Best Regards

(*Manoj David*)

Co- Architect

Phone: Manoj David ( 098403-24551) ; Ajay Pandey ( 09620439797 )

PRO Contact: Gokul ( 09633409355