Why can't Judiciary be self sufficient, quick, effective and tech savvy

Sh. Prakash Singh Badal, Chief Minister, Punjab,

Sector 2, Chandigarh

Sub; Suggestions to increase revenue.

Dear Sir,

1.     Charge Fee from Commercial Banks for using services of state Government under section 14 of Securitization Act.

Banks use services of State Government to enhance their own profits but do not pay any fee till date to State Government. This be rectified.

2.     Charge Fee from Commercial Banks for using services of state Government to enter charge of equitable mortgage.

Banks asks State Government to register charge of equitable mortgage of property in their favor. They should pay fee for Registration of Charge.

3.     Charge fee for quashing criminal cases based on Compromise.

High Court is quashing cases based on compromise, but compromise is not possible with police pressure and FIRs. Hence quashing powers be given to SDMs and fee based on % be fixed on total amount involved in offense irrespective of compromise amount.

4.     Charge Court fees from Senior Advocates 

Litigants pay lacs of rupees to senior advocates on account of their “face Value”. Hence part of face value be also charged by State as Court fee. People are paying Rs 1.00 as court fee in securitization cases.

5.     Nominal fixed court fee be suitably enhanced to current price index.

There are number of types of suits where only nominal fixed court is charged like company matters, declarations , injunctions etc involving crores of rupees but court fee is only Rs 13/-. All such cases be reviewed.

Date; 25.04.2013                                                        KD Aggarwal

                                                                        Advocate.