BARAMULLA: Chief Justice, High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, N Kotiswar Singh, on Saturday paid his maiden visit to Baramulla district where he inspected functioning of District Court besides inaugurating second National Lok Adalat here.
On the occasion, Chief Justice was accorded guard of honour by a squad of Jammu and Kashmir Police.
Registrar General, Shahzad Azeem, Principal Secretary to Chief Justice, Mahinder Kumar Sharma, Deputy Commissioner Baramulla, Dr Syed Sehrish Asgar, SSP Baramulla, Amod Ashok Nagpure, In-charge Principal District and Sessions Judge Baramulla besides other functionaries of all concerned departments were present on the occasion.
Chief Justice inaugurated second National Lok Adalat at District Court Baramulla, organised by District Legal Services Authority during which different cases were settled amicably. He distributed tricycles and other prosthetic aids including hearing aids and wheelchairs among the specially-abled beneficiaries besides giving away two cheques worth Rs. 26 lakh to the victims under MACT.
While interacting with the beneficiaries, Chief Justice assured them all possible support from judiciary in order to make their lives easy and comfortable. He said that the persons with physical challenges need to be taken care of by the society.
After inaugurating National Lok Adalat, Chief Justice held a brief interaction with all concerned in respect of the augmentation of the infrastructure for all the courts of Baramulla district.
After chairing a review meeting, Chief Justice also inspected every section of the court complex and interacted with the members of Bar Association Baramulla.
Meanwhile, Chief Justice stressed on timely disposal of old cases for advancement of the cause of justice. He also asked the concerned to ensure that doors of justice are always accessible to the common man without any hindrance.

KR Desk