(a) whether any demand has been made for the establishment of a separate High Court at Agartala in Tripura;
(b) if so, whether Tripura Legislative Assembly has also passed a resolution to this effect; and
(c) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto?
MINISTER OF LAW, JUSTICE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS (SHRI RAM JETHMALANI)
(a): Yes, Sir.
(b)& (c) : The Tripura Legislative Assembly
had passed a resolution for the establishment of a separate
High Court for Tripura. A proposal in connection with this
matter was also received from the Chief Minister of Tripura
in 1998. Considering the workload, it was conveyed to the
Chief Minister of Tripura that the existing permanent Bench
of the High Court at Agartala was sufficient for the present.