Question

In the judgment of the Supreme Court in Salem Bar Association vs. Union of India, the Supreme Court had requested this committee headed by ---------- to prepare a case management formula.

• A. Justice.Bhagwathi
• B. Justice Muralidhar
• C. Justice Raveendran
• D. Justice Jagannandha Rao

Hint:

Associate the \textit{Salem Bar Association} cases with the validation of the 1999/2002 CPC amendments and the subsequent efforts to implement them. The key figure in this implementation process, appointed by the Supreme Court, was the Justice Jagannadha Rao Committee, which focused on ADR and case management rules.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Step 1: Understanding the Concept:
The case of \textit{Salem Advocate Bar Association v. Union of India} is a series of landmark judgments concerning the amendments made to the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) in 1999 and 2002. The Supreme Court upheld the validity of these amendments, which introduced concepts like Section 89 (ADR) and also emphasized the need for active case flow management to reduce delays.
Step 2: Detailed Explanation:
In its judgment in \textit{Salem Advocate Bar Association v. UOI (I)}, the Supreme Court, while upholding the amendments, recognized that there were practical difficulties in their implementation. To address this, the Court constituted a committee to frame model rules and practice directions.
This committee was headed by Justice M. Jagannadha Rao, a former judge of the Supreme Court and then Chairman of the Law Commission of India.
The committee was tasked with several objectives, including framing rules for the smooth operation of the newly introduced ADR mechanisms under Section 89 and developing a case management formula to expedite trials. The committee's report, which included Model Case Flow Management Rules, was later considered and largely approved by the Supreme Court in the subsequent judgment, \textit{Salem Advocate Bar Association v. UOI (II)} (2005).