Guwahati, Feb. 8 -- In a move that can change the judicial landscape of the nation, the Union Law Ministry has accepted the establishment of regional Supreme Court benches across India.

This is a recommendation put forward by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice.

The committee had earlier noted that the demand for having regional benches of the Supreme Court is about 'access to justice,' which is a fundamental right under the Constitution.

There has been a long-standing demand, it noted, for having regional benches of the top court in the country for taking justice to the doorstep of the common citizen.

"The regional benches may also be seen as a solution to the overflowing caseload of ...