SC for fast-track courts on cheque bounce cases Â
Context: A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court proposed setting up fast-track courts for a limited time to clear dishonoured cheque cases, which form over 30% of the backlog in courts across the country.
Details:
- The five-judge Bench led by Chief Justice of India Sharad A. Bobde termed the pendency of cheques cases a “grotesque” problem.
- The Bench suggested that even retired judges could preside in these “temporary” additional courts to clear pending cheque cases.
Fast Track Courts:
- The 11th Finance Commission had recommended a scheme for the establishment of 1734 FTCs for the expeditious disposal of cases pending in the lower courts.
- FTCs were to be established by the state governments in consultation with the respective High Courts.
- An average of five FTCs were to be established in each district of the country. The judges for these FTCs were appointed on an adhoc basis.
- The judges were selected by the High Courts of the respective states.
- Though the central government stopped giving financial assistance to the states for establishing FTCs, the state governments could establish FTCs from their own funds.
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