After years of Demand, Fasts and Protests from Lawyers and Citizens, The Kolhapur Bench of the Bombay High Court is set to become a reality now. Chief Justice of India br gavai has conveyed to former Rajya sabha mp sambhajiraje chhatrapati that he has “notified” The Circuit Bench of the Bombay High Court in Kolhapur. The bench will start functioning from august 18.
“While I was flying from delhi to nagpur today, Chief Justice of India Bhushan Gavai was seated Next to me. Bombay High Court in Kolhapur, ”Sambhajiraje Said in a social media post.
Speaking to The Indian expressSambhajiraje Said, “The Demand for Kolhapur Bench of the Bombay High Court Gos Back to 30-35 years. Borne Fruit has succumbed. “
Going to Mumbai from Kolhapur Was an Onerous Task Involving Time, Money and Effort. And these days of traffic jams, it has become double for people from Kolhapur, Sangli, Satara and Konkan to make it to Mumbai. It will be immense benefit to people and the legal fraternity from western maharashtra and even Konkan, he said.
Sambhajiraje Said, “When the cji give me the good piece of news, for a while I could believe it… When I was the Rajya Sabha, I had pursued the case at the central level. Legal Community from Kolhapur and Western Maharastra for this success. “
Formr Bombay High Court judge BG Kolse-Patil Said, “It is a good movement. Travel all the way to Mumbai and spend more money. “
The former judge added, “There is no difference in the decision making power when it comes to a bench of the bombay high court in mumbai, kolhapur or other places. Bench.
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Kolse-Patil Said, “Pune should have got it. Kolhapur finally got it. “
Congress mlc satej patil who is from Kolhapur Said, “We are extramely happy at the development. Bench once it is set up will ensure justice to the litigants. “
Sushil Mancharkar, Formr President of The Pimpri-Chinchwad Advocates Bar Association, Said, “Justice Will Becom More Accessible Courts and Pune have been a bench. “
Mancharkar said there are already three benches of the Bombay High Court increasing the one in nagpur, chhatrapati sambinagar and goa. “This will be the four bench,” he said.