Chief justice urged to establish MP-MLA court, Green Bench at Dharwad HCB
Dharwad: Chief Justice of Karnataka high court Justice Vibhu Bakhru said he was committed to resolving concerns faced by the litigants and advocates in the state.
During his first visit to Dharwad Bench of high court on Monday after taking over as the CJ of Karnataka HC, Justice Bakhru addressed the members of HC Bench Bar Association and listened to the demands and concerns of the advocates.
He was warmly welcomed by members of the legal fraternity, including senior advocates and jurists from the region.
During his visit, the chief justice interacted with members of the High Court Advocates Association of the Dharwad Bench and reviewed various administrative issues.
A delegation led by association president VM Sheelvanth and vice president Santosh Malagoudar submitted a memorandum of demands to the chief justice.
Malagoudar highlighted the urgent need to increase the number of judges at the Dharwad Bench to ensure faster disposal of cases. Given that the bench serves the districts of Bagalkot, Belagavi, Dharwad, Gadag, Haveri, Uttara Kannada, and Koppal, he emphasised that a suitable increase in judicial strength is necessary to reduce case backlogs.
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The association also urged the CJ Bakhru to expedite the process of establishing the 'Advocates Bhavan' at the Dharwad Bench. Although the state govt has already allocated land for the project, delays in documentation with the building committee have stalled progress. The association appealed to the chief justice to intervene and direct the committee to initiate construction at the earliest.
In addition, the association requested the establishment of a court to deal with cases pertaining to the elected representatives at the Dharwad Bench to handle cases involving elected representatives from the region.
They also sought the transfer of such cases from principal bench to Dharwad.
A major demand included the setting up of a 'Green Bench' at Dharwad dedicated to hearing cases related to environmental and ecological issues such as mining leases, land use, and pollution control. Currently, these matters are heard only at the Principal Bench in Bengaluru. The association urged decentralisation to make environmental justice more accessible to North Karnataka.
On the occasion, 30 cases were listed before the bench headed by Chief Justice Bakhru. He attended to all 30 cases, Malagoudar said.
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