 bill no 56 of  2009 the high court at allahabad (establishment of a permanent bench at agra) bill, 2009 by dr ramshankar, mp abillto provide for the establishment of a permanent bench of the high court at allahabad at agrabe it enacted by parliament in the sixtieth year of the republic of india as follows:—1 this act may be called the high court at allahabad (establishment of a permanent bench at agra)  act, 2009 statement of objects and reasonsthe demand for the establishment of a permanent bench of the allahabad high court in the western uttar pradesh is pending for more than three decades the jaswant singh commission, appointed by the central government, recommended agra as the place where a permanent bench of the allahabad high court should be located even then the said bench has not yet been established which has resulted in despair among the people of western uttar pradeshthe allahabad high court is heavily burdened and about eight lakh cases are pending in that high court the infrastructure available at allahabad high court is inadequate to handle such large number of cases the delay in disposal of cases is resulting in hardship for the people living particularly in western part of the state people of western uttar pradesh have to suffer on account of the non-establishment of a permanent bench in the western part of the statethe bill seeks to establish a permanent bench of high court at allahabad at agra apermanent bench of the high court, if established at agra, would go a long way in giving much needed relief to the citizens especially belonging to the economically weaker sectionshence this billnew delhi;ramshankarjune 29, 2009————abillto provide for the establishment of a permanent bench of the high court at allahabad at agra————(dr ramshankar, mp)gmgipmrnd—2794ls(s5)—13-07-2009