M.R. KHAPALI Vs. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This writ petition is filed as a Public Interest Litigation. The petitioner is a practising Advocate of this Court. He is seeking for a direction to the respondents 1 to 3 herein to provide infrastructure like diesel generators, solar panels, diesel for existing gensets, photo copies and fill up the staff requirements to all the Subordinate Courts, after receiving a detailed infrastructure details from the courts with the assistance of the Bar Association. It is contended by the petitioner that the Subordinate Courts are functioning in a cramped space without back up power supply. There is no provision for well equipped Judge's library and no separate staff room with waiting halls for the litigants are available. He has cited the District Munsif Court at Thiruvallur as instance. He complains that the copier machine is not properly functioning in the Subordinate Courts. He further states that the Central Government has been implementing centrally sponsored scheme for the development of infrastructural facilities for the judiciary by way of matching grant from the year 1993-1994 onwards. Thus, he filed the above writ petition praying for infrastructural facilities in the Subordinate Courts in the State of Tamilnadu.

(2.) The second respondent filed a counter affidavit wherein the details of Courts which are functioning in the rented buildings are given in Annexure-I. The details of the courts with buildings where the infrastructure is insufficient and repairs are needed are given in Annexure-II. The list of Courts where Gensets, Xerox machines and staffs are in need are given in Annexure-III.

(3.) A perusal of those Annexures filed along with the counter affidavit would show that no proposal is pending with the Government in respect of the most of the Courts where certain infrastructure and repairs are required. Same is the position in respect of requirement of gensets, xerox machines and staff, etc.