On Monday, the Supreme People's Court, China's top court, unveiled a regulation to facilitate the timely distribution of compensation to eligible claimants who had their legitimate rights infringed upon by the state.

Under the new regulation, which is set to take effect starting on Tuesday, the state organs will be obligated to prove the lawfulness of specific practices for which they have been asked to pay compensation to claimants.

Also, judges who have family ties or other interests linked with people involved in state compensation cases should be prevented from handling such cases, according to the regulation.

The latest move will further standardize the trial procedure for state compensation cases, as well as better safeguard the rights of claimants who faced difficulty in collecting evidence against responsible state organs in the past, said a statement of the Supreme People's Court issued on Monday.

The statement added that the new regulation would facilitate the implementation of China's amended State Compensation Law, which took effect on Dec. 1, 2010.