India, March 3 -- The Delhi High Court has held that clean and accessible washrooms in the court complex are not peripheral amenities but foundational requirement of a functional justice system.

A bench of justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, in his February 25 order, released later, observed that court complexes are not merely physical structures but constitutional spaces where citizens seek justice and judicial officers, advocates, and staff perform public functions, and thus the infrastructure of such institutions must meet minimum standards aligned with constitutional values.

"The state of washrooms in court complexes bears directly upon the dignity, health, and equality of the citizens of the country. The infrastructure of such space...