KUPWARA: Justice Sindhu Sharma, Judge High Court of J&K and Ladakh, and Administrative Judge for district Kupwara today visited Court Complex Kupwara.
The Justice was accompanied by Joint Registrar Judicial, Incharge Protocol, Abdul Bari, and other Secretaries and Staff Members.
On her arrival, Justice Sindhu Sharma was warmly welcomed by Incharge District Judge Khem Raj Sharma; Deputy Commissioner Kupwara, Dr. Doifode Sagar Dattatray; SSP Kupwara, Yougal Manhas; Secretary DLSA, Muzamil Wani; Sub Judge Kupwara, Rajeev Kumar; Munsiff, Mir Altaf; President Bar Association Shafiq Ahmad Shah and other officers of Bar and administration.
Justice Sindhu Sharma inspected the guard of honor presented by the district police. She also planted a Deodar sapling to symbolically commence the plantation drive of DLSA on the premises of the court.
Afterward, she inspected the new court complex work and advised the executing agency for speedy completion of the same. The Justice inspected the ADR Centre where she was briefed on legal services activities being provided to people and litigants by Secretary DLSA.
Separate interaction was held with judicial and administrative officers and various issues were heard and discussed which include the need for separate Malkhana as well. Prosecutors through Sr PP Dar Rasheed raised the issue of paucity of space for their offices.
Bar association Kupwara presented its memorandum of demands to the Justice and sought her intervention in the early completion of court construction and further facilitated court canteen and permanent Judges for courts at Trehgam and Kupwara.
Speaking on the occasion, Justice Sindhu Sharma appreciated the warm welcome and assured all possible help within the bounds of the law to raise the issues of bar and bench in the Hon’ble High Court before different committees.
She further said that better facilities for litigant lawyers and judges are in need of an hour and all steps required to ensure justice at doorsteps shall be taken up. She on spot directed Deputy Commissioner to ensure proper washroom facilities and a court complex for the NIA court and court of fast-track judges.
She afterward went to sub-division Handwara for an inspection of court complexes located there. At Handwara, ongoing work of the court complex was inspected and directions were passed for speedy completion of the same. The Justice also interacted with the Judicial Officers and Members of the Bar Association and heard their issues in detail.
