New Delhi, Mar 3 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to constitute a committee for disposal of cheque bounce cases, which form 30 per cent to 40 per cent of the backlog in trial courts and a sizeable chunk of the pile-up in High Courts.
Apex Court bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde while hearing a suo motu case pending since March 2020, asked Additional Solicitor General Vikramjit Banerjee to suggest the names of the members, secretaries or officers from various departments for constituting the committee.
"We might add that it would be necessary to have a former Judge who has had wide ranging experience as a trial judge, on the Committee", the bench asserted.