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CJ to unveil new court complex

PUDUCHERRY: Chief Justice of Supreme Court K.G. Balakrishnan will declare open the new court complex, constructed at a cost of Rs.25 crore, on Cuddalore Road at 11 a.m. on Sunday in the presence of Justice Markandey Katju and Justice V.S. Sirpurkar, judges of the Supreme Court.

Puducherry Chief Judge D. Krishnaraja told presspersons here on Friday that the CJ would lay the foundation stone for constructing additional blocks, which include blocks for criminal court, Legal Services Authority, Bar Association, and a utility block. Lt. Governor Mukut Mithi will be the chief guest.

Chief Minister N. Rangasamy and Law Minister E Valsaraj will grace the occasion. Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, A.P. Shah and judges of the Madras High Court, Justice P. K. Misra, Justice P.D. Dinakaran and Justice R. Balasubramanian will participate.

Mr. Krishnaraja said that initially the civil courts, the family court and three criminal courts of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Judicial Magistrate -I and Judicial Magistrate-II will be shifted there. The criminal courts will be shifted to the second block, which will be ready within a year.

The building will have rooms for judicial officers, bar association, women advocates, senior advocates, clerks of advocates and a pressroom. The family court will have facilities such as a crèche, rest room and also a counselling room. A rest room would be provided to prisoners, who are brought to the courts.

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