Bhubaneswar: A committee headed by Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari has approved setting up of 34 new courts – 16 civil, 10 commercial and eight sessions courts – in the state, Law Minister Pratap Jena said here on Monday. Jena said the new courts would help reduce pendency and bring the justice delivery system closer to the people.
Presently there are more than 700 subordinate courts in Odisha. As per the reply given by the Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju in Lok Sabha As on March 25, a total of 15.45 lakh cases are pending in the lower courts in Odisha. These include 12.38 lakh criminal cases and 3.07 lakh civil cases. Similarly, 1.89 lakh cases are pending in the district. Odisha The High Court shows the pendency report of the HC on its website on April 29.
Jena said that it has been the continuous effort of the government to ensure that justice is delivered to the people. He said that the government is working on new courts and better infrastructure on priority basis.
The Pujari-led committee, which has the Law Minister and Secretary and the Finance and Law Department as its members, has approved the HC’s proposal for setting up two additional district and sessions courts at Bhubaneswar, two in Balasore district at Soro and Jaleshwar. , one one. Koraput (District Headquarter), Gajapati (R Udayagiri), Chandikhol (jajpur), besides a Special Judge (Vigilance) court at Paralakhemundi.
Puri will have two commercial courts besides one each at Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Rourkela, Balasore, Balangir, Kendrapara, Jaipur and Rourkela. A Commercial Court shall be a Holiday Reserved Court to hear cases in the case of a Judge of a Commercial Court being on leave.
The Law Department has asked the Registrar of the Orissa High Court for the staff pattern and the revised cost estimate for setting up the various courts. According to the current estimate, the government will spend Rs 21.26 crore on infrastructure.
Jena said the courts would be set up in a phased manner after the final approval of the High Court.
Presently there are more than 700 subordinate courts in Odisha. As per the reply given by the Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju in Lok Sabha As on March 25, a total of 15.45 lakh cases are pending in the lower courts in Odisha. These include 12.38 lakh criminal cases and 3.07 lakh civil cases. Similarly, 1.89 lakh cases are pending in the district. Odisha The High Court shows the pendency report of the HC on its website on April 29.
Jena said that it has been the continuous effort of the government to ensure that justice is delivered to the people. He said that the government is working on new courts and better infrastructure on priority basis.
The Pujari-led committee, which has the Law Minister and Secretary and the Finance and Law Department as its members, has approved the HC’s proposal for setting up two additional district and sessions courts at Bhubaneswar, two in Balasore district at Soro and Jaleshwar. , one one. Koraput (District Headquarter), Gajapati (R Udayagiri), Chandikhol (jajpur), besides a Special Judge (Vigilance) court at Paralakhemundi.
Puri will have two commercial courts besides one each at Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Rourkela, Balasore, Balangir, Kendrapara, Jaipur and Rourkela. A Commercial Court shall be a Holiday Reserved Court to hear cases in the case of a Judge of a Commercial Court being on leave.
The Law Department has asked the Registrar of the Orissa High Court for the staff pattern and the revised cost estimate for setting up the various courts. According to the current estimate, the government will spend Rs 21.26 crore on infrastructure.
Jena said the courts would be set up in a phased manner after the final approval of the High Court.