New Delhi April 6 (KNN) The Union Minister of Law and Justice D.V. Sadananda Gowda has said that the government is committed to improve the ease of doing business.
 
The minister said that the judiciary had risen up to the occasion by commencing the establishment of commercial courts at High Court as well as district-court levels. He informed that significant investment has been made by the Central Government in the justice sector.
 
Speaking at the press conference Gowda said, almost 96% of the district and subordinate courts have been computerised and are providing case information to litigants and lawyers online through the district court websites.
 
He further urged the state Chief Ministers to transfer funds (Rs.9749 crores) allocated on recommendations of the 14th finance commission for strengthening the judicial system.
 
He also offered to make himself available for discussions with the Chief Ministers as well as the Chief Justices of High Courts to carry forward the efforts to provide litigant friendly environment in courts and to eliminate the long-pending arrears of cases in courts.
 
Earlier the deliberations with 18 agenda items which included ease of doing business as well was inaugurated by the Prime Minister and were chaired by the Chief Justice of India H.L.Dattu wherein 21 Chief Ministers and Chief Justices of all the 24 High Courts contributed their ideas and suggestions.
 
The Chief Justice of India Justice H.L.Dattu said efforts are on to see that no court case would be pending for more than five years for which he called for increase in number of judges to tackle the problem of pendency. (KNN/VV)