Rs. 2,630-crore bribes paid to lower judiciary: report

Application for seeking information under Right to Information Act 2005

The Public Information Officer,
Court of District Judge, Bijnor,
Bijnor.

Dear Sir,

We refer to news ‘Rs. 2,630-crore bribes paid to lower judiciary: report’ appearing in Online edition of 'The Hindu’ Newspaper dated May 26, 2007 (URL -http://www.thehindu.com/2007/05/26/stories/2007052601531900.htm).

In this connection we are campaigning to formulate public opinion/ action plan. We feel that the delays in disposal is due to lack of computerization of work processes and as a result 2,53,06,458 cases are pending in subordinate courts as on February 2006.

Please provide the following information pertaining to the Courts of district Bijnor.

1. What is the annual budget of District Courts, Bijnor?

2. The number of cases pending in trial and District Courts in district Bijnor?

3. The date of filing of the oldest pending petition/ case in district Bijnor?

4. The reasons for the backlog and remedial measures taken?

5. The number of employees in trial and District Courts of Bijnor?

6. What is the procedure followed to mark attendance and time of arrival and departure of employees/ officers in the courts?

7. The number and the % of late comers and absentees in 2006-07?

8. What is the sequence of work processes involved after the receipt of petition in courts and what is the time frame for each process?

9. How many of these processes are performed through the computers and details thereof?

10. What is the status of computerizing/ executing all of these processes through the computers?

11. Are the judgments passed by the District Courts are being uploaded on the Web-Site on daily basis?

12. If answer to question 11 is yes, please provide the web address (URL) to download/ view judgments/ orders passed by the Bijnor District Courts?

13. What are the web addresses (URL) to download/ view Day-to-day cause lists of District Court? Is this provided on the Net one day in advance.

14. Please provide name, address, telephone nos. and email ID’s of the authorities where 1st and 2nd appeal against the reply sent to this application can be made.

I state that the information sought does not fall within the restrictions contained in Section 8 and 9 of the Act and to the best of my knowledge it pertains to your office. This is to certify that I, Rajiv Kumar Agarwal s/o. of Shri Shobha Ram Agarwal, am a citizen of India.

I am enclosing Indian Postal Order No. 66E 266817 for Rs. 10/- as prescribed application fee.

Yours sincerely,


(Rajiv Kumar Agarwal)
Editor, Reform 4 Better Governance,
SC-7, Shastri Nagar, Ghaziabad – 201002
email ID : rajiv50@gmail.com

Place: Ghaziabad
Date: 29-August-2007

Encl : print out of URL -http://www.thehindu.com/2007/05/26/stories/2007052601531900.htm