65 Obsolete Indian Laws to Be Scrapped: Union Law Min Kiren Rijju

Goa: The Union government will soon come up with a Bill in the Parliament session, which will resume on March 13, to repeal 65 more obsolete laws and other such provisions, said Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday.

He made this declaration while addressing the 23rd Commonwealth Law Conference in Goa. Representatives from 52 countries are participating in the event.

Rijiju informed that more than 4.98 crore cases are pending in various courts in India. According to him “paperless judiciary” is the ultimate aim of the government.

The law minister said the government believes that laws are for the people and if laws become obstacles and compliances become a burden on the lives of people, then such provisions must be done away with.

“In the last eight-and-a-half years, we have removed 1,486 obsolete and redundant laws. In the ongoing budget session, which will resume on March 13, I am going to push a bill to remove another 65 bills (laws) and other provisions that are obsolete,” he added.

The minister said, in normal circumstances, a judge handles 50-60 cases a day on average. “Some judges have disposed of 200 cases in a day but the pendency of cases is on the rise”.

Rijiju said the government is using technology to handle this situation.

“We have started e-courts and special projects-phase III,… our ultimate target is to make Indian Judiciary paperless,” he said, adding that the government is also exploring other dispute redressal mechanisms like arbitration and mediation.