Law minister Meghwal kicks off work on new national litigation policy
NEW DELHI:Law and justice minister Arjun Ram Meghwal began a review of the litigation system in India to collate stakeholder opinions and reduce pendency of government lawsuits under a new National Litigation Policy as his first task after taking office on Tuesday.He told the media the three new criminal laws would be enforced on 1 July as planned, and that his ministry would focus on arbitration to increase ease of doing business.Meghwal is one of five ministers of state with independent charge in Prime minister Narendra Modi's new Cabinet, and makes a comeback to the ministry of law and justice for his second stint. Meghwal met senior officials in the department of legal affairs, the legislative department, and the department of justice after he addressed the media about the law ministry's plan for the first 100 days after coming into power.Also Read: Modi 3.0 Cabinet: From Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman, Jaishankar to Rajnath Singh – 10 ministers who retained portfoliosThe law minister said he had signed a policy paper on the long-awaited National Litigation Policy, which would include the opinions of all stakeholders including litigators and litigants.The policy would address issues of litigants such as high legal costs, lack of access to legal appeals, and pendency of lawsuits in courts.
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