Committed to Provide Accessible Legal Services: CM

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Chief Justice of Orissa  High Court Dr. Justice S. Muralidhar today inaugurated the Court of Civil  Judge (Senior Division)-Cum-Assistant Sessions Judge in Hinjilicut on
virtual platform. Addressing the function, the Chief Minister said with the opening of this  court, a long standing aspiration of the people of Hinjilicut has been  fulfilled. He added that the Government of Odisha is committed to provide accessible  and efficient legal services to our citizens at the doorstep. He further said that this is a major step forward in providing access to justice  for the people of Hinjilicut. “I am sure that the people of Hinjilicut,  especially the poor and weaker sections of society, will have advantage in  having this legal facility closer to their homes,” he added. He hoped that the lawyers of Ganjam will  make use of this facility to its fullest potential,  and reach out to the litigant public to provide  justice and fairness. He thanked the Chief Justice of Orissa High  Court and other judges for their support in  adding another court to the existing judicial  edifice. Speaking on the occasion from Cuttack, Chief  Justice Dr. Justice S. Muralidhar said that the  High Court and judiciary have been taking  initiatives so that there is no delay in providing  justice to people. He added that the High court  didn’t close down even during the pandemic. Specifying the steps, he said, opening of new  courts, appointment of judicial officers, use of
technology and rationalization of cases in  different courts and many other steps have  been taken to improve performance of judicial  system. He thanked the Chief Minister and  Odisha Government for the support for
opening of new courts. Judge of Orissa High Court, Dr. Justice B.R.  Sarangi, appreciated the vision of the Chief
Minister in opening new courts, and taking  justice closer to people. He thanked both the  Chief Minister and the Chief Justice for their  support in opening of new courts. Registrar  General of High Court Pratap Kumar Patra welcomed the guests and Registrar (Judicial) Suman Mishra offered the vote of thanks. Among others, Ganjam District and Sessions Judge Anand Chandra Behera, Representatives of Hijilicut, Ganjam and Chhatrapur Bar Associations, and Secretary to CM (5T) VK Pandian were present.

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