 bill no 82 of 2010 the high court at calcutta (establishment of a permanent bench at murshidabad) bill, 2010 by shri adhir ranjan chowdhury, mp a billto provide for the establishment of a permanent bench of the high court at calcutta at murshidabadbe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-first year of the republic of india as follows:— statement of objects and reasonsthe demand for the establishment of a permanent bench of the high court at calcutta in west bengal is pending for more than three decades the jaswant singh commission, appointed by the central government, recommended murshidabad as the place where a permanent bench of the high court at calcutta should be located even then the said bench has not yet been established and it is causing despair among the people of west bengalthe high court at calcutta is heavily burdened and about five lakh cases are pending in that high court the infrastructure available at high court at calcutta is inadequate to handle such large number of cases the delay in disposal of cases is resulting in hardship for the people living in west bengal people of west bengal have to suffer on account of non-establishment of a permanent bench at murshidabada permanent bench of the high court, if established at murshidabad, would go a long way in giving much needed relief to the citizens especially belonging to the economically weaker sections living in the districts of murshidabad, nadia, malda, bardhaman and birbhum the bill, therefore, seeks to establish a permanent bench of high court at calcutta at murshidabadhence this billnew delhi;adhir ranjan chowdhuryjuly 12, 2010———— a billto provide for the establishment of a permanent bench of the high court at calcutta at murshidabad————(shri adhir ranjan chowdhury, mp)gmgipmrnd—3266ls(s3)—03-08-2010