The Maharashtra cabinet has cleared Rs 3,750 crore for a new Bombay High Court complex on 30 acres in Bandra East. The modern facility will feature 75 courtrooms, judges’ chambers, a mediation centre, a library, residences, and parking.
Mumbai: The Maharashtra State cabinet has given its approval for a big infrastructure plan worth Rs 3,750 crore to build a new Bombay High Court complex at Bandra East.
As per the cabinet’s decision, the new court building will come up on nearly 30.16 acres of land. Reports suggest that the modern complex will include 75 fully equipped courtrooms, chambers for judges, offices, staff facilities, an arbitration and mediation centre, a library, an auditorium, residential quarters and a large parking area.
The cabinet has further called it
“a major infrastructure project” and assured that “the construction will be completed on time.”
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At present, the main seat of the Bombay High Court functions from its historic building that was constructed in 1878.
The Gothic-style structure was originally designed to accommodate only 15 judges. Over the years, the court has expanded, and today it runs with 29 courtrooms and a sanctioned strength of 94 judges.
However, the old heritage building has been struggling to handle the increasing workload. Lawyers and litigants have often pointed out that
“the Bombay High Court’s Gothic building is bursting at the seams” and that “the overcrowded corridors, cramped courtrooms and inadequate storage hinder its smooth functioning.”
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