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One lakh cases pending in State: Chief Justice

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Facility: Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court P.D. Dinakaran inaugurating the District Court building in Karwar on Saturday.

Karwar: The new District Court building in Karwar was inaugurated by Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court P.D. Dinakaran on Saturday.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Dinakaran said that over one lakh cases were pending in various courts in the State. Barring petty cases, most of the others were those filed by white-collared workers or for the sake of prestige. It was time for people to think whether they should continue such legal tangles wasting precious time of the judiciary.

Another reason for pending cases was lack of infrastructure, lack of staff members and lack of lawyers’ interest on the cases.

The Chief Justice sanctioned an additional district judge for the Sessions Court in Karwar and a fast-track court for Sirsi, on the occasion.

Mr. Dinakaran urged the people to settle petty cases among themselves. They could take the help of Lok Adalats in such cases, he added.

High Court judge K. Bhaktavatsala said that the delay in delivering judgments could be attributed to several reasons. Most of the cases were pending because of lack of subordinate staff members in courts, he said. Another reason for the delay in delivering judgments was minor errors committed by lawyers in preparing documents, he said.

Minister for Primary Education and district in-charge Vishweshwara Hegde Kageri said that youth should have the knowledge of the law of the land.

The Government would consider including general law as a subject in school syllabus, he said.

Law Minister S. Suresh Kumar said that the BJP Government was according importance to develop infrastructure for the judiciary. Court buildings were being built in every district, he said.

Minister for Public Works C.M. Udasi said the Government would strive to provide infrastructure and staff members for the judiciary.

Members of the Karwar Bar Council were present.

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