Supreme Court of India

All India Judges Association & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [2018] 9 S.C.R. 419
Bench Dipak Misra, A. M. Khanwilkar and Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud JJ.
Decided 2 August 2018

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, we deem it extremely necessary t o declare that it is essential to provide basic infrastr uctural facilities, amenities, utilities and access oriented features in all Court complexes around the country as it is axiomatic that infrastructure forms t he core for efficient and efficacious dispensation of speedy and qualitative justice.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Judiciary: Judicial infrastructure – Importance and need for – Hel d: sound infrastructure is the linchpin of a strong and st able judicial system – Access to justice and rule of law is intrin sically linked – Raising the infrastructure standards in the court c omplexes is the need of the hour and will go a long way in strength ening the functioning of the court and would improve the producti vity in the justice delivery system – The court development pla n should comprise of three components i.e. a short term (ann ual plan); a medium term plan (five year plan) and long term pla n (ten year

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