 bill no 85 of  2012 the constitution (amendment) bill, 2012 by shri jp agarwal, mp a billfurther to amend the constitution of indiabe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-third year of the republic of india as follows:—1  this act may be called the constitution (amendment) act, 2012short title2 in article 214 of the constitution, the following proviso shall be inserted at the end, namely:—amendment of article 214 statement of objects and reasonsour constitution makes right to legal remedies a fundamental right of the citizens but the huge number of cases pending in various courts especially high courts is a matter of serious concern considering the huge geographical expanse of our country and the prevailing poverty, seeking legal remedy has become an expensive exercise time has come to deliver justice in an easy, quick and cost effective manner to the people providing speedy justice at low cost is all the more important for the people who live in remote areas lying far away from state capitals where principal seats of the most of the high courts are located such a situation literally results in denial of justice to the poor persons who cannot afford to travel frequently to far off places in search of justice the large volume of cases pending in the high courts has resulted in delayed delivery of justice which amounts to denial of justice moreover, since most of the high courts are located at state capitals, the advocates of a particular place create a monopoly for themselves charging exorbitant fees which are not within the means of poor persons and they are obliged to sell off their property in their quest of justice if more benches of high courts are established, it will serve many purposes including convenience and saving for the common man, less pendency of cases and speed delivery of justice at low cost this will help to mitigate the sufferings of the masseshence this billnew delhi;jp  agarwaljuly 27, 2012 annexure extract from the constitution of india      chapter v the  high  courts  in  the  states214 there shall be a high court for each state    ————abillfurther to amend the constitution of india————(shri jp agarwal, mp)mgipmrnd—2324ls(s3)—23082012