{"id":45522,"date":"2016-10-31T10:38:03","date_gmt":"2016-10-31T05:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=45522"},"modified":"2016-10-31T10:38:03","modified_gmt":"2016-10-31T05:08:03","slug":"govt-biggest-litigant-need-lessen-load-judiciary-pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/govt-biggest-litigant-need-lessen-load-judiciary-pm","title":{"rendered":"Govt biggest litigant, need to lessen load on judiciary: PM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/pm.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" data-attachment-id=\"45523\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/govt-biggest-litigant-need-lessen-load-judiciary-pm\/pm-2\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/pm.jpg?fit=302%2C214&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"302,214\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pm\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/pm.jpg?fit=300%2C213&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/pm.jpg?fit=302%2C214&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-45523\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/pm.jpg?resize=300%2C213&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"pm\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/pm.jpg?resize=300%2C213&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/pm.jpg?resize=141%2C100&amp;ssl=1 141w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/pm.jpg?w=302&amp;ssl=1 302w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Terming government as the &#8220;biggest litigant&#8221;, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said there is a need to lessen the load on the judiciary which spends its maximum time in tackling cases where the government is a party.<\/p>\n<p>He also pitched for an All India Judicial Service on the lines of Indian Administrative Service.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the golden jubilee celebrations of the Delhi High Court here, Modi said the government is the &#8220;biggest litigant&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The judiciary spends its maximum time on us. Us does not mean Modi, but the government,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister said the load on the judiciary can be reduced if cases are filed after taking a considered view.<\/p>\n<p>He said if a teacher approaches court over a service matter and wins, then the judgement should be used as a yardstick to extend the benefit to thousands of others to reduce litigation at a later stage.<\/p>\n<p>Though there are no concrete figures, government is party to at least 46 per cent of the court cases ranging from service matters to indirect taxes.<\/p>\n<p>While the Centre has so far failed to finalise the litigation policy, several states have gone ahead with their respective policies based on the 2010 draft of the Law Ministry.<\/p>\n<p>The draft litigation policy, which is being fine-tuned keeping in view the latest trends, makes it clear that the mindset that matters should be left to the courts for an final decision, should to be discarded.<\/p>\n<p>Recalling the role Sardar Patel on his birth anniversary on the formation of an All-India Civil Service, Modi said its officers work as a bridge between the Centre and the states in implementing policies.<\/p>\n<p>He said due to the training, an IAS posted in a district thinks on national lines.<\/p>\n<p>He said though &#8220;controversial&#8221;, the issue of an All-India Judicial Service should also be debated.<\/p>\n<p>Against the backdrop of opposition to the idea by some states and high courts, Modi said debate is the essence of democracy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Terming government as the &#8220;biggest litigant&#8221;, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said there is a need to lessen the load on the judiciary which spends its maximum time in tackling cases where the government is a party. 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