 bill no 314 of  2015 the constitution (amendment) bill, 2015 byshri nishikant  dubey, mp a billfurther to amend the constitution of indiabe  it enacted by parliament in the sixty-sixth year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the constitution (amendment)  act, 2015short title and commencement(2) it shall come into force on such date, as the central government may, by notificationin the official gazette, appoint52 for  article 130 of the constitution, the following article shall be substituted, namely:—substitution of new article for article 130"130 the supreme court shall sit in delhi and ranchi or in such other placeor places, as the chief justice of india  may, with the approval of the president, from time to time, appoint" statement  of  objects  and  reasonsthe appellants are already burdened and are further shunned to face the ordeal of having to travel thousands of kilometers to the seat of the supreme court in new delhi for their trial and the consequent follow up of their casesmoreover, the number of pending court cases in the country has crossed three crore mark figures on the chronic backlog of court cases are in indictment of the country's beleaguered legal system the plight of persons awaiting trial needs to be understood and addressed it is not the wastage of time, but also an increased financial burden that makes the process inconvenient, cumbersome and expensivearticle 130 of the constitution envisages 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 from time to time appointthe language of the article clearly indicates that there was an intention of the founding fathers of the constitution to have more than one seat of the supreme courthence, the bill seeks to establish a permanent bench of the supreme court in ranchi in jharkhand strategic location for a permanent bench as it is easily accessible for litigants this will provide for a robust mechanism to not only manage pendency of court cases but simultaneously make the justice available at low cost and in an efficient manner to the publichence this billnew delhi;nishikant dubeynovember 13, 2015 financial memorandumclause 2 of the bill seeks to amend article 130 of the constitution to establish a permanent bench of the supreme court in ranchi, jharkhandthis bill, therefore, if enacted, will involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india it is estimated that a recurring expenditure of about rupees ten crore would be involved annuallya non-recurring expenditure to the tune of rupees fifty crore is also likely to be involved annexureextract 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 the supreme court    lok  sabha———— a billfurther to amend the constitution of india————(shri nishikant dubey, mp)gmgipmrnd—2819ls(s-3)—08122015