 bill no xx of 2002 the high court of madras (establishment of a permanent bench at pondicherry) bill, 2002 a billto provide for the establishment of a permanent bench of the high court of madras at pondicherrybe it enacted by parliament in the fifty-third year of the republic of india as follows:—short title1  this act may be called the high court of madras (establishment of a permanent bench at pondicherry) act, 200252  there shall be established a permanent bench of the high court of madras atpondicherry and such judges of the high court of madras being not less than two in number, as the chief justice of that high court may from time to time nominate shall sit at pondicherry in order to exercise the jurisdiction and power for the time being vested in that high court in respect of cases arising in the union territory of pondicherryestablishment of a permanent bench of the high court of madras at pondicherry statement  of  objects  and  reasonspondicherry is a union territory this union territory is having independent legislature from the year 1954, high court of madras is the high court for the union territory of pondicherry the people of pondicherry have to travel from pondicherry to madras to file cases it will be in the benefit of the people of pondicherry if a bench of the high court of madras is set up at pondicherry to facilitate the people of pondicherry and to the convenience of the litigant public, in getting cheaper and speedier justicehence this billc p thirunavukkarasu rajya   sabha————abillto provide for the establishment of a permanent bench of the high court of madras at pondicherry————(shri cp thirunavukkarasu, mp)