Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 16: In a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Bar Association Jammu regarding construction of lawyers’ chambers, primary health center, parking and separate road for court complex, Division Bench of High court comprising Chief Justice M M Kumar and Justice Hasnain Masoodi today constituted a committee headed by Registrar General High Court and comprising Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Law Secretary, Secretary PDD, President BAJ and Chief Engineer R&B with the direction to ensure that all the steps are taken so that the road from Grid Station may provide access to the lawyers, Judges, Public Prosecutors and staff of High Court and Subordinate Courts to reach Judicial Complex on time.
“The present situation of traffic from New Plots to Janipur results into delay in arrival of the judicial officers and advocates and subsequent delay in hearing of the cases which is undue interference in the administration of the justice”, the DB observed.
Regarding construction of lawyers’ chambers, Division Bench observed, “status report shows that the chambers will be ready by or before January 2014. About additional work it has been stated that the same could be continue after completion of constructions of chambers subject to availability of funds in time”.
During the course of hearing, it was submitted before the Bench that an ambulance has been installed which shall remain available with the Health Center during working hours. Special Secretary Health and Director Health Services Jammu who were present in the Court stated that all due care will be taken to install ECG Machine and other apparatus to ensure that emergency situations are dealt with in Court premises so that precious time is not lost on the way to GMC Jammu.
It was assured by Director Health Services that proper ambulance with fabrication like Tata 407 shall be stationed with all the proper fittings within a period of two months.
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