In order toreduce the pendency of cheque bounce cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, a division bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday directed the establishment of pilot courts presided over by retired judges. According to the bench comprising comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao, BR Gavai and S Ravindra Bhat,the Special Courts will be initially set up in 5 States namely, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.
The bench passed the direction in the suo motu case taken by the Supreme Court last year to deal with the pendency of cheque dishonourcases(In Re Expeditious Trial Of Cases Under Section 138 of N.I Act).
The bench stated today that it has accepted the suggestion made by amicus curiae Senior Advoacte Sidharth Luthra for establishment of pilot courts. “We have incorporated the suggestions of the Amicus with respect to the setting up of the pilot courts and we have given the timelines also. It is to begin on 01.09.2022 onwards. The Secretary General of this court shall ensure that a copy of the present order is directly communicated to the Registrar General of the said 5 HCs , who should put it before the CJs for immediate action. Compliance report to be filed on or before 21.07.2022. List on 26.07.2022 to review further proceedings”, Justice Ravidra Bhat read out the operative portion of the order.
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