4. No court other than the Supreme Court and the High Courts should have the power to punish for contempt of itself.
5. Except for the Supreme Court and the High Courts, no other court should have the power to declare the Acts of Parliament and State Legislatures as being unconstitutional or beyond legislative competence and so ultra vires.
6. A National Judicial Council and Judicial Councils in States should be set up for the preparation of plans and annual budget proposals.
7. In the Supreme Court and the High Courts, judgments should ordinarily be delivered within 90 days from the conclusion of the case.
8. An award of exemplary costs should be given in appropriate cases of abuse of the process of law.
9. Each High Court should prepare a strategic plan for time-bound clearance of arrears in courts within its jurisdiction. No case should remain pending for more than one year.
10. The system of plea-bargaining should be introduced as part of the process of decriminalization.
11. The hierarchy of the subordinate courts in the country should be brought down to a two-tier subordinate judiciary under the High Court.
The provisions of the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution should be amended to provide the following:
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