Coming to a country, state, or municipality near you. This article could be classified under an economic title but it might also be classified under undermining sovereignty as well. We will leave it here as a warning to all who who think that sovereignty is passe and is deserving of the dustbin of history. Just wait and see what happens a decade from now. And don't forget this trend did not start in New Delhi---it's happening in the US and the trend is accelerating under the Obama administration. ----lee
Dhananjay Mahapatra, TNN, Dec 29, 2006, 12.53am IST
NEW DELHI: At the turn of the century, when outsourcing was gaining ground in various offices, it would have been outlandish to even think that the judiciary would follow suit soon.
But in 2007, many services which have been exclusively performed for over 50 years by court's recruited staff, be it cleaning, sweeping, transportation, running canteens, providing security or even stenographers, are proposed to be outsourced.
Saddled with the huge staff for maintaining these services, the judiciary has realised that outsourcing will cost them much less and give better returns.
"A number of services being rendered by court servants can be outsourced if they are found to be more economical," the registrars of the high courts decided at a recent meeting in the Supreme Court.
What drove the senior most court officials to think of the unthinkable are the increasing salaries, provident fund contributions, provision for quarters and above all the recurring expense of pension.
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