 bill no xxxiii of 2015 the  supreme  court  (establishment  of  a  permanent bench  at  visakhapatnam)  bill,  2015 a billto provide for the establishment of a permanent bench of the supreme court at visakhapatnambe  it enacted by parliament in the sixty-sixth year of the republic of india as follows:—short title and commencement1 (1) this act may be called the supreme court (establishment of a permanent bench at visakhapatnam) act, 20155(2) it shall come into force on such date as the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, appoint10establishment of a permanent bench of supreme court at visakhapatnam2 there shall be established a permanent bench of the supreme court at visakhapatnam with such number of judges as the chief justice of india, may with the approval of the president decide, to exercise,  jurisdiction in respect of cases arising in the states of andhra pradesh, telangana, orissa, tamil nadu, kerala, karnataka, chhattisgarh and maharashtra and such other territory as may be notified by the central government with the approval of the chief justice:provided that the number of judges at the bench at visakhapatnam shall not be less than seven statement  of  objects  and  reasonsthe pursuit of justice before law is a costly endeavaour which has been made more expensive by inordinate delays the logistical problems also aggravate litigation costs and further delaysthe rate of pending court cases in the country has crossed many millions and there is a severe backlog of court cases in the beleaguered legal systemarticle 130 of the constitution of india provides that the supreme court shall sit in delhi or in such other place or places as the chief justice of india may with the approval of the president appointhence, the bill seeks to establish a permanent bench of the supreme court at visakhapatnam in andhra pradesh there is already infrastructure and other facilities available at visakhapatnam this will provide an effective mechanism to make the judicial procedure for justice people-friendly and efficientdr  t  subbarami  reddy financial  memorandumclause 2 of the bill provides that there shall be a permanent bench of the supreme court at visakhapatnam in andhra pradesh the bill, if enacted, will involve recurring expenditure from the consolidated fund of india to the tune of rupees ten crore per annumhowever, a non-recurring expenditure to the tune of rupees one hundred crore is likely to be involved rajya  sabha———— a billto provide for the establishment of a permanent bench of the supreme court at visakhapatnam————(dr t subbarami reddy,  mp)gmgipmrnd—3378rs(s3)—07-12-2015