From December 12th, 2014, we may see a SOCIAL JUSTICE BENCH in Supreme Court to hear cases relating to social injustice.
What do we can reasonably expect from this Bench? Here are some of my views.
1) There are cases, where one class of citizens is suffering injustice at another class of citizens. Large population of one class is suffering injustice, but very few cases come to notice of Supreme Court. Because, class litigation is yet not popular in India. In a class litigation, any Four Citizens can file suit or PIL for seeking justice for entire class. Few people in India are aware about these provisions. Hence few Class Litigations are coming to Court.
2) Few years ago, Justice S.B.Sinha, laid down in a judgement, that if Supreme Court deems it fit, it can convert any private litigation into a class litigation or public interest litigation and then it can lay down justice for the whole class of population.
3) These are cases mostly, where one class of citizens is claiming some relief against another class of citizens.
4) The Special Bench may devote one Friday each week to hear such cases only. Here , larger public interest cases are given priority over individual interest cases. Each judgement is bound to benefit a large class of population.
We can reasonably expect that social justice will be speedier for many class of citizens.
Haresh Raichura
6/12/14
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