[as introduced in the rajya sabhaon the 11th july, 2014] bill no xxvi of  2013 the high court of gujarat (establishment of a permanent bench  at surat)  bill, 2013 a billto provide for the establishment of permanent bench of the high court of gujarat at surat be it enacted by parliament in the sixty-fourth year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the high court of gujarat (establishment of a permanent bench at surat)  act, 2013 statement  of  objects  and  reasonsthe high court of gujarat is located at ahmedabad gujarat, being a vast state, people have to travel long distances with a lot of inconvenience in order to reach the high court at ahmedabad to pursue their cases this not only consume lest of time but also is expensive for litigants specially those who are poorthere has been a demand from the people of the state especially those from bharuch, tapi, navsari, surat,  dang and valsad districts that a bench of the high court be setup at surat which is a commercially important city of the state of gujarat it would greatly help the tribal people living in above said districts to pursue their pending cases for speedy disposalhence this billmansukh  l mandaviya———— a billto provide for the establishment of  a permanent bench of the high court of gujarat at surat————(shri mansukh l mandaviya, mp)gmgipmrnd—1073rs(s4)—11-07-2014