The construction of the taluk court complex at Chitapur in Kalaburagi district and Surpur in Yadgir district has been completed. The buildings are ready for inauguration.
The complexes would house the courts of the Civil Judge Senior Division and Judicial Magistrate First Class Courts and it has all the modern facilities including sufficient space for storing the record, judges’ retiring rooms, canteen, property and strong rooms.
According to the Superintendent Engineer of the PWD Shivashankar Gurugante, the court complexes have been constructed as per the requirement placed by the judicial officers.
Mr. Gurugunte said that both the buildings were constructed by a Hyderabad-based company at a cost of Rs. 14.68 crore in a record of period of two years. Both the court buildings were likely to be inaugurated shortly.
Meanwhile, Public Works Minister H.C. Mahadevappa, speaking to The Hindu, said that Karnataka was the pioneering State in the country to fulfil the requirement of judiciary for court buildings throughout the State and the residential quarters for the judicial officers and staff.
Flow of funds
Minister said that several measures have been initiated in the department to keep a close tab on the flow of funds for maintenance and repair works of the State highways and major district roads.
