New court building inaugurated in Hassan

New building is replica of Bengaluru High Court

Farmers spend money that would buy them almost 10 acres of land for a court case to save less than one acre of land. What is the use of a verdict given after 40 or 50 years of filing a case? questioned High Court Judge K L Manjunath, here, on Saturday.

After inaugurating the first phase of the new District Court building, he suggested mediation through Lok Adalat for mitigating the hardships faced by litigants. “In the USA, almost 96 per cent of the cases are solved by mediation, involving the advocates and the judges. It saves a lot of money and also time,” he said.

World-class
The District Court building, constructed at a cost of Rs 14 crore, is a replica of the High Court building in Bengaluru and houses world-class facilities. So, the authorities concerned in the judiciary should concentrate on giving justice to the people and also extend facilities to the needy, Manjunath said.

He inaugurated the Bar Association building, stamp sales and typewriting centre building and Law Chambers building on the premises of the District Court on the occasion. He also inaugurated the first floor construction on the court buildings at Sakleshpura and Alur towns from the same podium.

High Court judges N K Patil, S Abdul Nazir and A V Chandrasekhar and District in-charge Minister Dr H C Mahadevappa were present.