`Proposal for new courts under Govt. consideration

By Our Staff Reporter

HYDERABAD, NOV. 9. The Andhra Pradesh High Court Judge and the executive chairman of AP High Court Legal Services Committee, Justice Dr. Motilal B. Naik, on Friday said the proposal made by the State High Court to establish 600 new courts in the State was under the active consideration of the Government.

Addressing a gathering at the City Civil Courts at the National Legal Services Day celebrations here, Dr. Naik announced that out of the 86 fast track courts to be set up in the State, 42 were ready.

The High Court was contemplating appointing senior civil judges and senior advocates to chair these courts. The Centre had sanctioned Rs. 25 crores for establishing 86 such fast track courts in the State and arrangements were on to establish the remaining at the earliest.

Mr. Naik said that out of the 1,43,865 cases that came up for adjudication before the Lok Adalats in the State, 92,314 were cleared so far in the year 2001.

A total of 6,666 Lok Adalats were held in various parts of the State in 2001. Special Lok Adalats were held to clear pending cases of the State Administrative Tribunal, the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad, the Andhra Pradesh Women Commission, the A.P. Transco, Retired Government Employees Pensioners, the Consumer Forum, the Visakhapatnam Police Commissionerate and the Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam (TTD).

Mr. Nayak said that permanent complexes were being constructed in all the districts for the offices of the District Legal Services Authorities. These buildings would be known as "Nyaya Seva Sadans".

The AP High Court Judge and the Chairman of AP High Court Legal Services Committee, Justice Mr. Ramesh Madhav Bapat, appealed to the junior advocates not to be swept over by baseless fears that speedy clearance of cases at Lok Adalat might bring down litigation and thereby their cases.

The City Police Commissioner, Mr. P. Ramulu, appealed to the Judges to conduct more Lok Adalats for solving "scaring electricity bills cases".

The Chief Justice of City Civil Courts and the Chairman of City Civil Courts Legal Authority, Mr. Dalava Subramanyam welcomed the gathering.

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