DB directs State to file compliance report within week
PIL regarding Security, Construction of Lawyers' Chambers
02/09/2014
Jammu: In a Public Interest Litigation filed Bar Association Jammu and Sumit Nayyar seeking various development around Court complex including construction of lawyers' chambers, parking, new road, health center and security of the Advocates, Judges and Litigants, Division Bench of State High Court Comprising Justice Virender Singh and Justice Tashi Rabstan after hearing Sr. Adv Sunil Sethi with Adv Ankesh chandel, Advocate Sindhu Sharma and Ranjit Singh Jamwal for the PIL whereas Sr. AAG Gagan Basotra for the State whereas Sr. Adv AV Gupta with Adv Aditya Gupta for the High Court, directed State to file compliance report regarding release of one Crore for the construction of Lawyers' Chambers. When the PIL came-up for hearing, Division Bench of State High Court observed that the beside other issues highlighted in PIL which includes availability of the parking space within the Court Complex, took serious note about the security check points at the main entrance of the Court complex and it was suggested that electronic sensitive identity cards may be issued to the lawyers so that they could enter into the Court premises without undergoing any security check whereas all others should be subjected to security check at the entry point.
Division Bench further observed that earlier this Court had directed Inspector General of Police Security to examine the suggestion of providing electronic sensitive identity cards to the lawyers and submit his report indicating the modalities involved and steps required to be taken in this regard. Inspector General of Police was also directed to propose the steps to be taken for improving overall security of the District Court Complex including setting up of Security Check Point(s) at the main entrance of the District Court complex.
With regard to construction of Lawyers' Chambers, Division Bench observed that with regard to releasing of Rs. One Crore to JKPCC, the Executing Agency constructing the lawyers' chambers, at Jammu Wing, Sr. AAG Gagan Basotra states that, in fact, the copy of the order dated 13.08.2014 has been supplied to him last week only by the Registry and he has sent the same to the concerned department for compliance. He states that he may be given the sometime to place on record compliance report in this regard also, granted week's time for filling compliance report. JNF
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