Advocates chambers will improve efficiency: CJI

Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan on Saturday said efficiency of the legal system and the bar will improve by providing chambers to advocates in thecourt complex. In his inaugural address at the function to mark the commencement of construction work of the high court advocates chamber complex in Kochi, Justice Balakrishnan said lawyers could utilise their leisure time for preparing their cases in the chambers and this will improve the legal system also. Only in Kerala there were no chambers for advocates, he said. Kerala should also have chambers for advocates, at least in the high court, he said. He said in Delhi, lawyers have sought about 10 acres of land for the construction of chambers and it is pending before the Prime Minister. He said the reputation of Kerala high court was high, he said. Kerala High court Chief Justice H L Dattu delivered the special adderss. Justices J B Koshy, A K Basheer, Advocate General C P Sudhakaraprasad and Kerala High Court advocates assoociation president P Jacob Varghese also spoke. A total of 520 chambers will be constructed for the advocates near the old high court, adjacent to the new high court complex, within 18 months.

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