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- The Supreme Court noted that individual courts currently manage deposits on an inconsistent case-to-case basis.
- These funds often earn varying interest rates and cause additional post-judgment litigation.
- The bench recommended establishing a centralized platform similar to the U.S.
- Court Registry Investment System.
- A national law would ensure transparency and protect the economic integrity of litigants' funds.
What to watch next
- Review of findings by the Law Commission of India
- Consultations between the Law Commission, Reserve Bank of India, and government ministries
- Potential drafting of new legislation for court deposits
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P.S. Narasimha
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“This common platform will not only create certainty in the interest rates and increase the ease of accessibility for litigants but will also ease the burden on courts/tribunals regarding how this money deposited is to be invested and dealt with”
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…suggested the U.S. model of having a common platform where deposits made in courts and tribunals were pooled into one unified scheme and put into the most beneficial financial instrument for the litigating parties. “ This common platform will not only create certainty in the interest rates and increase the ease of accessibility for litigants but will also ease the burden on courts/tribunals regarding how this money deposited is to be invested and dealt with ,” Justice Narasimha observed. The apex court recommended a statutory framework modeled after international precedents, specifically pointing to the United States’ Court Registry Investment System (CRIS). Justice…
Supreme Court of India
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“In order to preserve the economic integrity of any deposit and to provide interest, there must be clarity and uniformity in the method and manner in which the deposit itself is handled. Lack of standardisation in the process by which sums deposited into the court are to be handled undermines this essential underlying principle of the time value of money as well as the accrual of interest in a certain and clear manner”
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…post-judgment litigation over the interest-accounting of their deposits. The Bench said the pressure of inflation and economic uncertainties also add to the anxieties about rates of interest on the deposits. “ In order to preserve the economic integrity of any deposit and to provide interest, there must be clarity and uniformity in the method and manner in which the deposit itself is handled. Lack of standardisation in the process by which sums deposited into the court are to be handled undermines this essential underlying principle of the time value of money as well as the accrual of interest in a certain and clear manner ,” the recent verdict observed. Further, the top court pointed out that the asymmetry in treating deposits made by litigants is leading to further pendency across courts. “Lack of common standards and consistent…
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