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Thiruvananthapuram
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The district court complex at Vanchiyoor in the city. Photo: S. Mahinsha
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MARCH 15. Buildings in disrepair that double up as courtrooms and lack of public amenities are posing hardship to litigants and lawyers on the Vanchiyoor court premises in the city. The court premises, spread over 2.5 acres, includes a district court complex and a criminal court complex located in two compounds. Around 20 courts ranging from munsiff to district courts are housed in these pre-independence structures. It is estimated that on an average nearly 5,000 cases come up before these courts every day. An almost equal number of litigants and others, who are related to the cases, either directly or indirectly, also frequent the court premises on a regular basis. Some of the courtrooms are badly in need of repair. "A 90-year-old building, which houses the mark list court, was certified unsafe by the PWD officials nearly five years ago," said Konchira Neelakantan Nair, president, Bar Association. The mark list court currently handles between 200 and 300 cases every day. The lawyers point out that the existing magistrate courts are congested and ill-equipped to accommodate the increasing number of litigants. "The need for new buildings has been one of our long-pending demands," said Mr. Neelakantan Nair.
Comfort station needed
Both lawyers and litigants complain about the lack of a comfort station on the court premises to meet the demands of an increasing number of justice seekers. Though the City Corporation has set up a comfort station outside the court premises recently, litigants say that it fails to serve the purpose. "You never know when your case will be taken up. By the time you come back, you may get a warrant for not appearing before the court," said a litigant. The worst sufferers due to the lack of a comfort station on the court premises are women, he said. The members of the Trivandrum Bar Association also said that the comfort station meant for them, located inside the association building, is woefully inadequate to meet the requirements. The facility was created way back in 1978, when the association had just 300 members, said Vattiyoorkavu Padmakumar, association secretary. The membership has now swelled to 3,000.
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