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Process Re-engineering (Civil)

HUMBLE SUBMISSIONS
1. Point No.(d) (i), (d) (iv) are required to be amended in view of the

fact that the districts have been bifurcated and there are 11 District
& Sessions Judges. It is proposed that the words “all the District
& Sessions Judges” shall be substituted for words “District
Judge -I & Sessions Judge” and words “ Administrative Civil
Judge” shall be substituted for words “Administrative Civil
Judge(Central)” in point (d) (i).
2. Points No. (d) (ii) and (iv) have become obsolete and are required
to be deleted.
3. Point No. (d) (iii) is required to be amended and the words “office
of District Judge -I & Sessions Judge” in point (d) (iii) be read as
“all the District & Sessions Judge”.
4. At, present the judicial officers are given specified units for disposal
of certain category of cases and applications as per Table ‘A’ and
Table ‘B’. There is a uniform Unit System in existence and specific
units are alloted for disposal of the case based on the degree of
difficulty. However, there are certain cases where difficulty level
and time required for disposal is high but no incentive is provided
for the same under the current system.
5. It is sometimes necessary to record evidence before deciding
certain applications including the applications Under Section 18
Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, Order IX Rule 13 CPC,
Order XXI Rules 97, 102 & 106 CPC, and Objections in
Execution Applications; however, no incentive has been allotted for
their disposal. Similarly, there is no incentive or unit where a case
is disposed off purely on a question of law after framing of
preliminary issue. It is proposed that reasonable units/ incentive
may also be allotted for these as well.
6. Every amicably settled case curbs further litigation and appeal,
thereby saving precious time and money of the concerned parties.
Sometimes, one amicable settlement in a particular case settles
many cross cases between the parties, thus helps in minimizing
litigation enhancing the peace of mind of the parties. Thus, there is
a need to re-look at the existing incentives for settlement through
the modes of Alternate Dispute Resolution such as Lok Adalats,
Mediation & Conciliation. The units for cases which are received as

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