By
admitting(1) a Special Leave Petition that seeks the
setting up(2) of a ‘National Court of Appeal’ to hear routine appeals in civil and criminal matters from the High Courts, the Supreme Court has signaled its
willingness(3) to
grapple(4) with a question that has been raised unsuccessfully in the past. The question is whether the
apex(5) court should be burdened with the responsibility of examining the correctness of every case decided by the High Courts, and whether it should not be allowed to
devote(6) its time entirely to settling questions of constitutional importance. The underlying issues may include the
accumulating(7) backlog of cases in the Supreme Court, and the need to separate pending cases into those that
touch upon(8) constitutional questions and other routine matters. Constitutional questions may refer to the validity of a
statute(9) or a rule, or to issues that require
interpretation(10) of the Constitution. A third concern relates the
oft-cited(11) difficulties of
litigants(12) from different parts of the country for whom New Delhi may be too far. The solutions put forward include dividing the Supreme Court into a ‘Constitutional Division’ and a ‘Legal Division’; having the
principal(13) Constitution Bench in Delhi and creating four regional Benches to hear appeals on High Court orders; and, third, creating a National Court of Appeal that will have four ‘Cessation Benches’ for the
adjudication(14) of non-constitutional matters.
Vocabulary
admitting = Permitting
setting up = Establishment or creation
Willingness = readiness
grapple = struggle or engage in close fight
apex = highest or top
devote= give all or most of one's time
accumulating = increasing in number or quantity
touch upon = come near to being
statute = written law by a legislative body
interpretation = act of explaining the meaning of something
oft- cited = frequently cited(seen)
litigant = a person involved in lawsuit (opponent or contestant )
principal = first in order of importance or main
adjudication = formal judgement on a disputed matter
No comments:
Post a Comment