Srinagar State Administrative Council (SAC) under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik, on Sunday approved the Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Bill- 2018.
The Bill seeks to introduce such provisions in the Code of Civil Procedure, Samvat, 1977 which will help in the disposal of cases in a time-bound manner.
These provisions relate to fixing time-frame for filing a written statement and forfeiture of right of defendant to file written statements after the prescribed period.
Provision regarding costs has been attuned and a new provision of case hearing management is being introduced.
The government said these modifications are aimed at speedy disposal of civil cases in courts which tend to linger on unnecessarily.
