Bar body meets Naidu,seeks DRT court in Vij
Vijayawada: Members of the Bezawada Bar Association (BBA) urged Chief Minister
N Chandrababu Naidu
to expedite steps to establish the Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT) court at Vijayawada, which was sanctioned by the ministry of finance.
They said that the establishment of the DRT court in Vijayawada will cater to the needs of banks and litigant people of Prakasam, Nellore, Guntur, Krishna, NTR, East and West Godavari districts.
The BBA members, led by president AK Basha under the auspices of TDP state spokesperson Gottipati Ramakrishna Prasad, met CM Naidu and submitted a representation in this regard on Thursday.
On the occasion, the BBA members also urged the chief minister to provide a health insurance coverage scheme to advocates in Andhra Pradesh and provide pucca houses to advocates hailing from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Further, they urged the CM to take steps for the constitution of a separate sessions division for NTR district under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhitha (BNSS).
BBA secretary Kanisetti Venkata Ranga Rao, vice-president P Srinivasa Rao, and others were present.
Bezawada Bar Association members, led by president AK Basha met CM Naidu and submitted representation seeking DRT court in the city
Vijayawada: Members of the Bezawada Bar Association (BBA) urged Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu to expedite steps to establish the Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT) court at Vijayawada, which was sanctioned by the ministry of finance.
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They said that the establishment of the DRT court in Vijayawada will cater to the needs of banks and litigant people of Prakasam, Nellore, Guntur, Krishna, NTR, East and West Godavari districts.
The BBA members, led by president AK Basha under the auspices of TDP state spokesperson Gottipati Ramakrishna Prasad, met CM Naidu and submitted a representation in this regard on Thursday.
On the occasion, the BBA members also urged the chief minister to provide a health insurance coverage scheme to advocates in Andhra Pradesh and provide pucca houses to advocates hailing from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Further, they urged the CM to take steps for the constitution of a separate sessions division for NTR district under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhitha (BNSS).
BBA secretary Kanisetti Venkata Ranga Rao, vice-president P Srinivasa Rao, and others were present.
Bezawada Bar Association members, led by president AK Basha met CM Naidu and submitted representation seeking DRT court in the city
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