MP writes to Union Law Minister seeking support, intervention for HC Circuit Bench in Mangaluru
MP Capt. Brijesh Chowta has requested Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal's support for establishing a Circuit Bench of the High Court in Mangaluru. This initiative aims to decentralize judicial access for the coastal and Malnad districts, which generate a significant caseload for the Principal Bench in Bengaluru. The Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court has shown a positive response and plans to visit Mangaluru to assess the infrastructure for the proposed Bench.
- ▪Capt. Brijesh Chowta wrote to Union Minister of Law and Justice seeking support for a Circuit Bench in Mangaluru.
- ▪Around 30% of cases in the High Court are from the coastal and Malnad districts, necessitating local judicial access.
- ▪The Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court is scheduled to visit Mangaluru to inspect infrastructure for the proposed Bench.
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MP for Dakshina Kannada Capt. Brijesh Chowta on Wednesday wrote to Union Minister of Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal requesting his support and intervention for the establishment of a Circuit Bench and subsequently a permanent Bench of the High Court of Karnataka in Mangaluru.“This long-standing aspiration of the regional Bar, civil society, and the public has recently achieved immense institutional consensus across the executive, legislative, and judicial echelons of the State,” he said.Capt. Chowta said that the legal and geographical justification for decentralising judicial access to Mangaluru remains undeniable.
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