National Judicial Infrastructure Corporation (NJIC) UPSC Notes

What is National judicial infrastructure corporation? Importance of improving judicial infrastructure relation with Judicial (Prelims, Mains GS2)

• Proposed NJIAI could function as a central agency with each state having its own State Judicial Infrastructure Authority.
• Takes charge of subordinate courts' budgeting and infrastructure development
• NJIAI should be placed under the Supreme Court of India 
• NALSA - Serviced by the Ministry of Law and Justice.

Members

• Few High Court judges
• Central government officials
• Chief Justice of the respective High Court and a nominated judge
• Four to five district court judges
• State government officials 

Need of NJIAI

• To Manage the Funds
• Manage Rising Number of Litigations:
• Greater Autonomy- need for “financial autonomy of the judiciary”