New Court Complex to be functional in city from today
The newlyconstructed Court Building Complex (CBC) will be functional from October 25. The stakeholders including advocates, petitioners and police will have to go to the CBC for the court related works. Although the complex was inaugurated by AP High Court Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur on September 24 last, it was kept pending for usage due to various reasons including inauspicious days.
The High Court recently gave permission to transfer the courts to the CBC. The staff of some selected courts have already placed the necessary documents, files and furniture in the new court complex during the last few days.
Visakhapatnam Bar Association (VBA) president Ch. Rambabu said that the services of 22 courts will be available in the new complex. After the transfer, the old buildings will be used for some more courts. At least 3000 people daily assembly in the court complex for court works.
The authorities identified some courts based on the performance, needs and facilities of the petitioners for shifting from the old place to the new court complex, he added.
“For example, there was no separate babyfeeding room in the old building for the family court. Now, in the new court complex, the family court will have a babyfeeding room. This facility is mandatory as per rules. Apart from this, there will be a separate waiting hall for women in the new court complex. There will be waiting hall for petitioners with attached toilet facilities. There was no such facility for the petitioners in the past. There will also be separate block to women advocates too,’ Rambabu told The Hindu.
The new complex will have a parking facility with a capacity of 1,000 vehicles including 800 for twowheelers. The facility is designed to accommodate beyond the capacity during the peak hours and days, he added.
Mr. Rambabu said that in the next two or three months, airconditioning facility will also be provided in the new court complex. In fact, AC facility will be available to all the courts across the State.