Kupwara, Oct. 19:
In order to give impetus to the Judicial Infrastructure, the Hon’ble Justice Tashi Rabstan, the Chief Justice of High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, (Patron-in-Chief, J&K Legal Services Authority) visited Kupwara on Saturday and inspected the judicial infrastructure and took stock of ongoing construction work of court complex Kupwara.
On his arrival at Kupwara, Hon’ble Justice Tashi Rabstan who was accompanied by M.K. Sharma, Principal Secretary to the Chief Justice was accorded ceremonial Guard of Honour and warm reception by Ms.Shazia Tabasum , Principal District & Sessions Judge Kupwara; Khem Raj Sharma, Additional Sessions Judge (Fast Track Court);Sub Judge, Muneer Hussain; Munsiff Kupwara, Iram Irtaza; SSP Kupwara, Gh.Jeelani Wani; CPO Kupwara, Parvaiz Ahmed; President District Bar Association Kupwara, Adv.Ahraz Ahmed Dar and members of bar.
While interacting with the District judiciary, Hon’ble Justice Tashi Rabstan underscored the paramount need for developing robust judicial infrastructure and ensuring a safe and conducive environment for effective and speedy justice. He expressed his commitment to promoting an inclusive and responsive judicial system that meets the evolving needs of society.
Principal District & Session Judge,Kupwara, Ms.Shazia Tabasum extended her sincere gratitude to the Chief Justice for his exceptional leadership and unwavering commitment to the development of judicial infrastructure.
The Chief Justice inspected e-filing counter and took the first hand appraisal of status of cases,
Chief justice inspected the court room of District & Sessions Judge Kupwara from where he interacted virtually with under trials of Sub Jail Kupwara and sought the feedback regarding facilities being provided to under trials.
The Chief justice also inspected Sub-Judge Court and e-Court Kupwara where he took stock of infrastructure.
Chief Justice distributed cheques of victim compensation under MACT (Motor Accident Claims Tribunal) claim among Haleema Begum, Jana Begum, and Rifat Begum.
The Chief Justice later inspected the ongoing construction of 3-storied building of new Court Complex Kupwara which is being constructed by JK Housing board with a project cost of Rs.12.50 crores and directed the executing Agency to speed up the pace of work so that project is completed at an earliest.
Earlier, the Chief Justice participated in a plantation drive at District Court complex Kupwara and planted Chinar and Deodar plant Saplings as part of environmental conservation efforts to highlight commitment towards environment sustainability, afforestation and combating climate change.