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New, permanent Bench needed

Many are under a wrong impression that the ongoing agitation led by lawyers in Thiruvananthapuram and other southern districts is for the re-establishment of a High Court Bench which was in existence about 50 years ago in the capital. On the other hand, it should be deemed an agitation for the establishment of a new and permanent Bench. The Kerala High Court had never had a Bench at any place other than Ernakulam. What Thiruvananthapuram had before was only a temporary Bench called Circuit Bench, a kind of “camp sittings” by the judges.

What is sought for by the present agitation is the establishment of a permanent Bench in accordance with the provision under sub section (2) of the relevant Act which provides that “The President may, after consultation with the Governor of a new State and the Chief Justice for that State, by notified order, provide for the establishment of a permanent Bench or Benches of that High Court at one or more places within the State other than the principal seat of the High Court and for any matters connected therewith.”

The most important advantage of a High Court Bench in the capital is that the coordination among the executive, the judiciary and the legislature will become easy. That must be the reason why all other State capitals in India, except that of Kerala, have either the principal seat of the High Court or a permanent Bench of it. Such a step will save so much working hours of government officers who work in Thiruvananthapuram and other southern districts but have to travel to Ernakulam in pursuit of cases.

Yesudasan Varghese

Thiruvananthapuram

People are prone to accidents at the model school junction near the Housing Board building as four roads join there.

A couple of policemen deployed to streamline traffic there are unable to do so. There is a damaged automatic signal lamp at this junction. The authorities should take prompt and effective steps to repair it, which alone can streamline the traffic and avoid accidents.

V.K. Kumar

Thiruvananthapuram

I visited the General Post Office by 12 noon the other day to buy stamps and post cards. There are three counters for selling stamps. I noticed no one at two counters and went to the third one. To my surprise, the required quantity of post cards was not available there. I had to wait for 30 minutes to get the cards. The authorities may do the needful to avoid such inconvenience for the public.

Karamana Mani

Vanchiyoor

Drinking-water shortage at the General Hospital in recent days is a serious matter that must be solved urgently. The poor patients and those accompanying them will have suffered a lot. Water is not sufficient even at the toilets of the hospital. The authorities concerned should take urgent steps to tackle the shortage of water at all hospitals in the district.

Jishi R.

Palayam

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