Fact Check: Centre has not announced Supreme Court benches in metros
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India Today Anti-Fake News War Room (AFWA) probed a post that was being circulated with claims that the government has decided to start regional benches of the Supreme Court in Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai.
Decentralisation of the Supreme Court and establishing regional benches has been a long-standing demand of several states to tackle pendency of cases in the apex court and make it accessible to poor litigants living in far-flung areas of the country. Now, a post circulating on social media claims the central government has decided to start regional benches of the Supreme Court in Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai.More Related News