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NEW DELHI: Ministries and departments have been directed to put a "ceiling" on the number of court cases that can be filed, in an effort to avoid unnecessary litigations and avoid wastage of public resources. Following a meeting earlier this week between PM Narendra Modi and all departmental secretaries, cabinet secretary T V Somanathan on Thursday sent a communication outlining several action points, including the need to analyse court judgments to identify ways to minimise litigation. As on March 18 this year, 53 ministries and departments are a party in around 7.27 lakh cases across various courts and tribunals, as per a government reply in Lok Sabha. Sources said that, to discourage ministries and departments from engaging in avoidable or unnecessary legal proceedings-often a

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