No Complete Proposal Pending for Gujarat HC Bench at Surat: Centre in Rajya Sabha

The Central government informed the Rajya Sabha that no complete proposal is currently pending for setting up a bench of the Gujarat High Court at Surat.

The clarification was given in reply to a query regarding the establishment of an additional bench of the Gujarat High Court, whose principal seat functions from Ahmedabad.

The Minister of State for Law and Justice stated that the establishment of High Court benches follows the recommendations of the Jaswant Singh Commission.

He explained that any such proposal must be comprehensive and include the Governor’s consent, the recommendation of the Chief Justice of the concerned High Court, and a commitment from the State government to provide required expenditure and infrastructure.