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....udgment and order dated 8th December, 2017. The decision is reported as Union of India v. Balbir Singh Turn. 2017 (14) SCALE 189 5. After dismissal of the batch of appeals, the Union of India filed yet another appeal on the same subject being Civil Appeal No. (blank) of 2018 (Diary No. 4893 of 2018) entitled Union of India & Ors. v. Ex. Nk. Balbir Singh. That appeal came up for consideration before this Court on 9th March, 2018 and was dismissed following the decision in Balbir Singh Turn. While dismissing the appeal, it was noted that it was filed well after several similar matters were dismissed by this Court. The conduct of the Union of India in filing Civil Appeals/Special Leave Petitions after the issue is concluded by this Court was ....
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.... Time from 15 Years to 3 Years' and this document is called 'National Litigation Policy'. The vision/mission of the National Litigation Policy is as follows: "1. The National Litigation Policy is based on the recognition that Government and its various agencies are the pre-dominant litigants in courts and Tribunals in the country. Its aim is to transform Government into an Efficient and Responsible litigant. This policy is also based on the recognition that it is the responsibility of the Government to protect the rights of citizens, to respect fundamental rights and those in charge of the conduct of Government litigation should never forget this basic principle. "EFFICIENT LITIGANT" MEANS * Focusing on the core issues involved ....
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.... includes identifying bottlenecks which the Government and its agencies may be concerned with and also removing unnecessary Government cases. Prioritisation in litigation has to be achieved with particular emphasis on welfare legislation, social reform, weaker sections and senior citizens and other categories requiring assistance must be given utmost priority." [Emphasis supplied by us]. 10. None of the pious platitudes in the National Litigation Policy have been followed indicating not only the Union of India's lack of concern for the justice delivery system but scant regard for its own National Litigation Policy. 11. The website of the Department of Justice shows that the National Litigation Policy, 2010 is being reviewed and formulatio....