The city is abuzz with speculation on where the new High Court for Andhra Pradesh will be located after Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu disclosed in the Assembly his government’s decision to establish it in Visakhapatnam as per the recommendation of Sivaramakrishnan Committee.
The panel in its 187-page report stated availability of suitable government land on the city outskirts, legal professionals, law colleges and Damodara Sanjeevaiah Law University, making Vizag the most qualified place for new HC. The panel said that 100 to 140 acres is enough to house all the buildings required for HC and mentioned about connectivity advantage the city has.
“Administrative sanction is awaited for construction of quarters for district and session court judges at Rushikonda (part of Madhurawada village). The same land with some super-structures or alternate sites available at Kapulauppada can be zeroed in on for the new HC complex,” Visakhapatnam Bar Association president J. Prithvi Raj told The Hindu on Wednesday.
“The committee talked about five years but we are confident of making new HC operational within three years,” Mr. Prithvi Raj said.
