New Delhi: At present there are 2,880 litigation of public interests (Pils) on charges of violations of delayed fundamental rights at the Supreme Court, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju told Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
The minister, in a written reply to the query, said that around 3,036 of the pils has been submitted since 2019.
Providing more details about the Pils associated with delayed fundamental rights in various High Courts, Rijju said Punjab and Haryana HC which was delayed by the highest 1,312 pills July 24, followed by HC Madras and Rajasthan with each more than 1,100 pills.
According to the minister, 1,176 Pils was submitted in SC in 2019, which rose to 1,319 in 2020 and 541 in the first seven months of this year.
Rijiju said the total pending stack in the APEX court was 2,879 on July 23.
While the High Court of Allahabad, Delhi, Kerala, Punjab & Haryana said they did not maintain a separate data bank regarding violations of basic rights, Calcutta HC said 204 pils had been submitted on the subject since 2019; Six in Chhattisgarh HC; 77 in Gujarat HC; 165 in Gahati HC; 646 in Andhra Pradesh HC; 68 at J & K HC and 630 in Rajasthan HC.
Responding to other questions related to election reform, Rijiju said the proposal was about “qualifying date four times for voter registration against the sole date available at this time and prohibited the election display 48 hours before the closure of the poll” is being considered by the government.