The government is contemplating setting up rural courts or mobile courts with a view to providing inexpensive and quick justice to the villagers, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday.
"The matter is under consideration of the government," Minister of State for Law and Justice K Venkatapathy said in a written reply.
Replying to another question, he said the government was considering to introduce a Bill, namely Judges (Inquiry) Bill, 2006 during the current session of Parliament to probe any misconduct by a judge of Supreme Court or high court.
Venkatapathy said the proposed Bill devised a suitable legislative framework for empowering a judicial forum to deal with complaints against judges of the Supreme Court and high court.
He also admitted that the number of officers/employees opting for Voluntary Retirement Scheme in Supreme Court of India had increased. While the number was just 7 in 2003, it went up to 15 in 2005, the minister said.
Asked whether government has taken steps to defend the constitutional provisions and amendments that were recently challenged before the Supreme Court, Minister for Law and Justice H R Bhardwaj said the government had always been taking adequate steps in this regard.
