SHIMLA; The Chief Justice, High Court of Himachal Pradesh, Justice Amjad A. Sayed, today inaugurated the Additional Complex, High Court of Himachal Pradesh.
It has come as a big relief to the high court addressing the problem of space to accommodate the additional staff from the abolished state administrative tribunal.
Chief Justice Sayed opened the building in the presence of the Judges of H.P. High Court, Justice Sabina, Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan, Justice Vivek Singh Thakur, Justice Ajay Mohan Goel, Justice Sandeep Sharma, Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Justice Satyen Vaidya, Justice Sushil Kukreja and Justice Virender Singh.
After abolition of H.P. State Administrative Tribunal, in the year 2019, cases alongwith the Staff of the erstwhile Administrative Tribunal were transferred to High Court of Himachal Pradesh.
To address the problem of space constraints after aforesaid development, the matter was taken up with the State Government.
The State Government agreed to transfer the possession of Udhyog Bhawan building to the High Court on “as is where is basis” in lieu of the possession of old and new Majitha House Buildings of erstwhile Administrative Tribunal.
Now the Department of Industries has vacated the Udyog Bhawan building and the same has been inaugurated today by the Chief Justice as Additional Complex, High Court of H.P.
Anup Kumar Rattan, Advocate General, Sh. Ankush Dass Sood, President, H.P. High Court Bar Association, Sh. Balram Sharma, Deputy Solicitor General and members of High Court Bar Association were present on the occasion.
The Registrars and Central Project Coordinator, Member Secretary, H.P. State Legal Services Authority, Director, H.P. Judicial Academy, officers and officials of High Court Registry were also present on the occasion.
