Chandauli,

17 Jan (HS): Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Surya Kant, performed

the foundation stone laying and bhoomi pujan (groundbreaking ceremony) of the

integrated court complex for six districts (Chandauli, Mahoba, Amethi, Shamli,

Hathras, and Auraiya) in Chandauli on Saturday in the presence of Chief

Minister Yogi Adityanath. The Chief Minister presented a memento to the Chief

Justice and welcomed all the judges.

On

this occasion, the Chief Minister said that for the empowerment of democracy,

it is essential that the judiciary is equally strong. The ease with which the

common man can access justice is equally essential for good infrastructure. The

Uttar Pradesh government receives any task related to the judicial system

without delay. We believe that if we want to achieve the goal of good

governance, no negligence should be spared in strengthening judicial

facilities, and Uttar Pradesh has already made excellent progress in this

regard.

A

new page is being created in the history of the judiciary: The Chief Minister

said that today is a very important day for Uttar Pradesh. A new page is being

created in the history of the judiciary. He recalled the Chief Justice of the

Supreme Court's earlier remarks, explaining that during one of his visits, he

had mentioned that for justice to be easily accessible to every citizen, it is

necessary to develop integrated models (under one roof). Inspired by the Chief

Justice, this facility is being made available in six districts of Uttar

Pradesh (Chandauli, Mahoba, Amethi, Shamli, Hathras, and Auraiya). In the next

few months, this facility will be available in four more districts. This will

be a new golden letter in India's judicial history. In Uttar Pradesh, this

initiative is being initiated by the Chief Justice.

Steps

taken towards making the infrastructure state-of-the-art since 2014: CM Yogi

said that after coming to power in 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made

several reforms to achieve the goal of 'Ease of Doing Business' and 'Ease of

Living'. He took steps towards making the infrastructure state-of-the-art. We

also got inspiration from the Prime Minister. In a program in Prayagraj, the

current Chief Justice had said that the court complexes should also be

integrated, on this we started work within UP. As the Chief Justice of

Allahabad High Court, Bindal ji gave positive cooperation and the UP government

simultaneously approved for integrated court complexes in 10 districts (where

there were no district courts of their own).

No

more broken chambers, advocates will have chambers in high-rise buildings: The

CM said that in the first phase, funds have been released for six districts

including Chandauli. With the design being approved, all the formalities have

been completed. Now the construction work will be done by world-renowned

organizations like L&T. Here, under one roof, there will be facilities like

court complex, good chambers for advocates, accommodation for judicial

officers, canteen, parking, sports etc. The CM said that when a litigant used

to go to the chamber of an advocate fighting for justice, he used to see the

sun, but now there will be chambers in high-rise buildings, not broken

chambers.

CM

Yogi said that we want such court complexes in every district. Currently, we

are starting it as a pilot project in six districts. The government has no

shortage of funds; you will get full support from the government. Public

representatives and lawyers of Chandauli used to protest continuously, I called

the Bar Association to Lucknow and told them that this has been approved. You

contribute to judicial work. Now, in collaboration with the High Court, this

work will move forward soon. Senior Supreme Court Justice Vikram Nath, Justice

Pankaj Mithal, Justice Manoj Mishra, Justice Rajesh Bindal, Chief Justice of

Allahabad High Court Arun Bhansali and Senior Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi

etc. were present in the foundation stone laying and Bhoomi Pujan program.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi