 bill no  36  of 2009 the constitution (amendment) bill, 2009 byshri hansraj gangaramji ahir, mp a billfurther to amend the constitution of indiabe it enacted by parliament in the sixtieth year of the republic of india as follows:— 1 this act may be called the constitution (amendment) act, 2009short title amendment of article 1302 article 130 of the constitution shall be renumbered as clause (1) thereof and after clause (1) as so renumbered, the following clause shall be added, namely:—5"(2) there shall be established a permanent bench of the supreme court atnagpur, consisting of such number of judges of the supreme court as the chief justice of india may from time to time determine, but not less than nine in number, to exercise the powers and jurisdiction for the time being vested in the supreme court in respect of cases arising in the states of andhra pradesh, chhattisgarh, gujarat, karnataka, kerala, maharashtra, madhya pradesh and tamil nadu and union territories of andaman and nicobar islands and puducherry" statement of objects and reasonsarticle 124 of the constitution provides for the establishment and constitution of the supreme court the seat of the supreme court is in new delhi and there is no bench of the court in any other part of the country litigants from all parts of the country have to come to delhi in connection with their cases in the supreme courtdelhi is the capital city located in north india litigants approaching the supreme court from the states of maharashtra, madhya pradesh, chhattisgarh, gujarat, karnataka, andhra pradesh, tamil nadu, kerala, puducherry and andaman and nicobar islands have to undergo a lot of hardships in terms of time and money due to long distance and a very high cost of travel  moreover, there has been a constant demand for setting up of a division bench of the supreme court in the central or southern part of the countrykeeping in view the hardships being faced by the litigants coming from the central and the southern india to delhi and the demand of people of these regions, it will be appropriate to set up a bench of the supreme court at nagpur, which is in the central part of india nagpur is well connected with all other parts of the country through road, rail and air as its location is ideally suited for the people of both central and southern india, the people of these regions would be able to take advantage of it further, establishment of a permanent bench of the supreme court at nagpur would not only save the time and money of the litigants but also help in speedy disposal of the cases therefore, there is an urgent need to set up a permanent bench of the supreme court at nagpur so that people in the central and southern  states shall have easy access to justice in a convenient manner the bill accordingly seeks to amend the constitution with a view to establish a permanent bench of the supreme court at nagpurhence this billnew delhi;hansraj  gangaramji  ahirjune 22, 2009 financial memorandumclause 2 of the bill provides for establishment of a permanent bench of the supreme court at nagpur the bill, therefore, if enacted, will involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india it is likely to involve a recurring expenditure of about rupees one crore per annuma non-recurring expenditure of about rupees ten crore is also likely to be involved annexure extract from the constitution of india     130 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, from time to time, appointseat of supreme court      lok   sabha———— a billfurther to amend the constitution of india————(shri hansraj gangaramji ahir, mp)gmgipmrnd—2457ls(s-5)—03072009