 bill no 7 of  2016 the supreme court of india (establishment of a permanent bench at thiruvananthapuram) bill, 2016 by dr a sampath, mp a billto provide for the establishment of a permanent bench of the supreme court of india at thiruvananthapurambe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-seventh year of the republic of india as follows:—establishment of a permanent bench of supreme court at thiruvananthapuram52 there shall be established a permanent bench of the supreme court of india at thiruvananthapuram and such judges of the supreme court, being not less than five in number, as the chief justice of india may from time to time nominate, shall sit at thiruvananthapuram in order to exercise the jurisdiction and power for the time being vested in the supreme court in respect of cases arising in the southern, south-eastern and south-western states of the country statement of objects and reasonsthe appellants are already burdened and are further shunned to face the ordeal of having the litigations to travel thousands of kilometeres to the seat of the supreme court in new delhi for their hearing, and follow up of their cases from the farthest places of south india, it is burdensome, financially, physically as well as mentallythe number of pending court cases in the country has crossed more than three crore now figures on the chronic backlog of court cases are an indictment of the country's beleaguered legal system the plight of persons awaiting trial needs to be understood and addressed it is not only the wastage of time, but also an increased financial burden that makes the process inconvenient, cumbersome and expensive thereby ascertaining the fact that "justice delayed is justice denied"article 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, appoint the 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 court and hence it is one of the "mores of the day"hence, the bill seeks to establish a permanent bench of the supreme court in thiruvananthapuram district in the state of kerala geographically, kerala is a strategic location for a permanent bench as it is easily accessible for litigants of southern, south-eastern and south-western states this will provide for a robust mechanism not only to manage pendencey of court cases but simultaneously makes the justice opportune, public-friendly and efficient without any regional disparityhence this billnew delhi;a sampathnovember 17, 2015———— the supreme court of india (establishment of a  permanent bench at thiruvananthapuram) bill, 2016 by dr a sampath, mp[copy of letter no k-15019/17/2015-usi dated 30 december, 2015 from shri sadananda gowda, minister of law and justice to the secretary general, lok sabha]the president, having been informed of the subject matter of the supreme court of india (establishment of a permanent bench at thiruvananthapuram) bill, 2016 by dr a sampath, mp, recommends the introduction of the bill under article 117(1) and consideration under article 117(3) of the constitution, in lok sabha financial memorandumclause 2 of the bill provides for the establishment of permanent bench of the supreme court of india at thiruvananthapuram the bill, therefore, if enacted and brought into operation, would involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india it is not possible to estimate, at this stage, the exact amount of expenditure that will be involvedhowever, a recurring expenditure of about rupees twenty crore is likely to be involved per annum for the purpose of payment of allowance to the judges of the bench and payment of salaries to the court servantsa non-recurring expenditure of about rupees one hundred crore may be involved for the construction of building of the court, etc and appointment of staff members lok  sabha———— a billto provide for establishment of a permanent bench of the supreme court at thiruvananthapuram————(dr a sampath, mp)gmgipmrnd—4189ls(s3)—12-02-2016