Foundation stone laying ceremony of the Judicial Courts Complex at Rajpura on 13.1.2007 at 10.00.a.m.

 

                    The foundation stone laying ceremony for the construction of New Judicial Court Complex at Rajpura was held on 13.1.2007 at about 10.00 a.m.

 The foundation stone of the building was laid down by Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vijender Jain, Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh in the presence of Hon'ble Judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court as well as other  Judicial and Executive officers of the State as well as District Administration. The function was presided over by His Lordship Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M.Kumar, Judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh and Administrative Judge of Patiala Sessions Division and His Lordship Hon'ble Mr.  Justice Vijender Jain, Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh was the Chief Guest of the function. The function was attended by Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.S.Gill, Hon'ble Mr. Justice K.S.Garewal,  Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M.Kumar,  Hon'ble Mr. Justice Jasbir Singh, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Uma Nath Singh, Hon'ble Mr. Justice K.A.Lall, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajive Bhalla, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pritam Pal, Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.N.Aggarwal, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ranjit Singh,  Hon'ble Mr. Justice T.P.S.Mann,  Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Hon'ble Mr. Justice R.S.Madan Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arvind Kumar,  Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.D.Anand,  Hon'ble Mr. Justice H.S.Bhalla,  Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.N.Jindal,  Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M.S.Bedi.   

                    Besides the Hon'ble Judges, the function was also attended by Sh. Nawab Singh, Registrar General, Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh,     Sh. Satnam Singh, Chief Engineer, PWD, B&R,  Mrs. Anjali Bhawra, Commissioner, Patiala Division, Patiala  Sh. Rakesh Verma, Deputy Commissioner, Patiala, Sh. S.K.Asthana, Senior Superintendent of Police, Patiala. Sh. Ambrish Gupta, Chief Architect, Punjab and others.  

                    The function started about  10.00 O'Clock by  laying the foundation stone of the building  and by lighting the Lamp by His Lordship Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vijender Jain, Chief Justice, Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh.

                      The Welcome address was delivered by His Lordship Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M.Kumar, Judge Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh and Administrative Judge of Patiala Sessions Division.

                       In the Welcome address His Lordship Welcomed the Hon'ble Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh and other Hon'ble Judges and members of the Legal Fraternity etc.  present on the occasion. His Lordship stated that with the construction of New Judicial Court Complex, the efficiency in work will increase.

                    Thereafter, the Hon'ble Chief Justice Mr. Vijender Jain, addressed the gathering, In his address, His Lordship pointed out  that the building of the complex will be completed within a span of 1.6 year.  The courts are Temple of Justice and it is need of the hour that the buildings should be neat and clean and give conducive atmosphere to the litigants when they come to the courts for Justice.  It will change the mind set up of the litigants and will increase their faith in the Judicial Administration. Rule of law depends upon the administration of Justice, when there is no rule of law, there is no democracy. When there is no democracy then there will be anarchy.

                    The function ended with a Vote of  thanks address  delivered by Hon'ble   Mr. Justice M.S.Gill, Judge Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh and Chairman of the Hon'ble Building Committee of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. In his address, His Lordship thanked the Hon'ble Chief Justice and other Hon'ble Judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh for sparing their valuable time to attend the function and make it a success.

                    The function ended with the National Anthem.

                    Judicial Court building at Rajpura is designed according to the requirements as desired by the Hon'ble High Court. This complex basically comprises three services.

1.          Judicial       2.          Litigants.    3.       Lawyers.

 

1.

Area of Site

5.15 Acres

2.

Area under Complex

3.25 Acres

3.

Area under Residences

1.90 Acres

4.

No of Courts  4+2=

6

5.

No. of residences 4+2=

6

6.

Lawyers Chambers80+40=

120

 

                    The total site is 5.15 acres. The site has road on two sides.

                    At present, the building will consist  of four  Court Rooms with future requirement  of two Court Rooms. Likewise, at present 80 Lawyers Chambers will be constructed with the provision of 40 Lawyers Chambers in future. On the ground floor, there will two Court Rooms besides Litigants Block. On the first floor of the building two Court rooms will be constructed besides the Bar Room, Bar Library. The main feature of the building is that it will be a fully air conditioned building. The building will be constructed within a span of 1.6 year.  

                    At the site, the model and drawings  of the building to be constructed at Rajpura was also displayed and explained by Sh. Ambrish Gupta, Chief Architect,  Punjab to His Lordship Hon'ble Chief Justice Punjab and Haryana High Court and to other Hon'ble Judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh on the occasion.