Question

The advantage(s) of setting up National Court of Appeal is/are

Code:

• A. 1 and 2 only
• B. 2 only
• C. 1,2 and 3 only
• D. All of these

Answer 1

The correct option is C

1,2 and 3 only

The proposed court is meant to act as final arbiter of appeals against decisions of the High Courts and tribunals in civil, criminal, labour and revenue cases.

It will address the issues of difficulty to access the apex court for people living in remote and backward corners of the country, the high costs of engaging senior

advocates in the Supreme Court has created a stark situation of inequality in accessing justice.

In its order, the Ministry cited three grounds for rejecting the idea —

The Supreme Court always sits in Delhi as per the Constitution.

The Chief Justices of India in the past have consistently opposed the idea of a National Court of Appeal or regional Benches to the Supreme Court.

A National Court of Appeal would require an amendment in Article 130 of the Constitution of India which is impermissible as this would change the Constitution of the Supreme Court completely