Question : SETTING UP OF KERALA HIGH COURT BENCH



(a) whether the Union Government have received any proposal from Government of Kerala for setting up of a Bench of the Kerala High Court at Thiruvananthapuram; and

(b) if so, the present status of the proposal?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (SHRI K. VENKATAPATHY)

(a) & (b) : Setting up of a Bench of a High Court is considered on receipt of a complete proposal from the State Government in consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court concerned. However, no such complete proposal in this regard has been received.