Modernising judicial infrastructure: 27 extra courtrooms in SC, 51 extra choose chambers
3 min readExpress News Service
NEW DELHI: Stressing the necessity to modernise the judicial infrastructure to make the Supreme Court extra accessible and inclusive, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Tuesday introduced the growth of its infrastructure in two phases.
He additionally recalled cases of arbitrary arrests and demolition of the properties of the accused, saying regardless of the end result of a case, the power of the system is to grant justice. “That sense of confidence in an individual that an arbitrary arrest, a threatened demolition, if their properties are attached unlawfully, must find solace and a voice in judges of the Supreme Court,” he mentioned.
Speaking at a perform organised by Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) to mark the 77th Independence Day, the CJI mentioned the brand new constructing would accommodate 27 extra courts, 51 judges’ chambers, 4 registrar courtrooms, 16 registrar chambers in addition to different services for legal professionals and litigants. The proposal is awaiting approval from the Department of Justice.
The growth is proposed in two phases. In the primary part, the museum and the annexe constructing shall be demolished to assemble 15 courtrooms, judges’ chambers, SCBA library, and so on. In the second part, parts of the present courtroom complicated shall be demolished to construct 12 courtrooms, judges’ chambers, registrar courts, and so on.
Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the SC for starting to add judgments in regional languages, the CJI mentioned the intention is to translate all 35,000 judgments of the highest courtroom since its inception in all Indian languages. Till now, 9,423 judgments have been translated — 8,977 in Hindi and the remainder in numerous different regional languages, he mentioned.
NEW DELHI: Stressing the necessity to modernise the judicial infrastructure to make the Supreme Court extra accessible and inclusive, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Tuesday introduced the growth of its infrastructure in two phases.
He additionally recalled cases of arbitrary arrests and demolition of the properties of the accused, saying regardless of the end result of a case, the power of the system is to grant justice. “That sense of confidence in an individual that an arbitrary arrest, a threatened demolition, if their properties are attached unlawfully, must find solace and a voice in judges of the Supreme Court,” he mentioned.
Speaking at a perform organised by Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) to mark the 77th Independence Day, the CJI mentioned the brand new constructing would accommodate 27 extra courts, 51 judges’ chambers, 4 registrar courtrooms, 16 registrar chambers in addition to different services for legal professionals and litigants. The proposal is awaiting approval from the Department of Justice.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
The growth is proposed in two phases. In the primary part, the museum and the annexe constructing shall be demolished to assemble 15 courtrooms, judges’ chambers, SCBA library, and so on. In the second part, parts of the present courtroom complicated shall be demolished to construct 12 courtrooms, judges’ chambers, registrar courts, and so on.
Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the SC for starting to add judgments in regional languages, the CJI mentioned the intention is to translate all 35,000 judgments of the highest courtroom since its inception in all Indian languages. Till now, 9,423 judgments have been translated — 8,977 in Hindi and the remainder in numerous different regional languages, he mentioned.
