Delhi govt approves construction of new district court complex in Rouse Avenue
Aug 10, 2024
New Delhi [India], August 10 : The Delhi government has approved the construction of a new district court complex in Rouse Avenue in the national capital, costing Rs 427 crore, during the Expenditure Finance Committee meeting.
"The Kejriwal government has taken a big step towards improving the judicial infrastructure in Delhi. In this direction, the Kejriwal government is going to build a new district court complex on Rouse Avenue. In the meeting of the Expenditure Finance Committee, Finance Minister Atishi approved this project costing Rs 427 crore," as per a press release from the Office of Finance Minister NCT, Delhi government.
Finance Minister Atishi said that speedy and accessible justice is the fundamental right of every Indian and this is possible only when adequate infrastructure is available in the courts.
At present, there is a huge burden of pending cases on judges and courts across the country, due to which there is unnecessary delay in the disposal of cases. In such a situation, it is the commitment of the Kejriwal government to provide adequate judicial infrastructure in the capital, Atishi said.
In this direction, 55 court rooms will be built in the new District Court Complex at Rouse Avenue, which will prove to be very important in strengthening the judicial system in Delhi, she said.
Atishi stated, "In this direction, this is a very important project towards increasing the judicial infrastructure of Delhi and after its completion, it will be of great help in the disposal of judicial cases quickly. In this project, better public facilities will also be created, keeping in mind the convenience of judges, lawyers and citizens."
"The new court complex will be equipped with all the modern facilities including library, basement parking, conference room, judicial office," as per the release.
In this project, better public facilities will also be provided, keeping in mind the convenience of judges, lawyers and citizens.
"Finance Minister Atishi has ordered the departments concerned to prepare a detailed timeline of the project and work towards completing it quickly," the release stated.
