India, July 12 -- Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Sunday inaugurated the 'Tower of Justice' judicial complex in Gurugram, emphasising that the justice delivery system must evolve with the changing nature of litigation. According to an official statement, the event was attended by Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, Union Power minister Manohar Lal Khattar, and Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal. The CJI also advocated establishing integrated district court complexes across Haryana on the lines of Uttar Pradesh, saying that more courts will enhance judicial capacity, particularly in commercial disputes and cases under the Negotiable Instruments Act.
The new facility houses 55 modern courtrooms compared to 45 in the earlier one, and the complex has been equipped with facilities such as video-conferencing and a judicial record room with a proposed International Arbitration Centre, functioning under the supervision of the high court, the statement said. Justice Kant said that the construction of the 'Tower of Justice' creates an environment for the administration of justice. At the same event, he also virtually laid the foundation stone of the Tauru and Punhana Judicial Complexes in Nuh district. He also recalled his privilege of performing the groundbreaking ceremony of this judicial complex while serving as a Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in January 2017. The courts in Gurugram city, which has regional offices of more than half of the Fortune 500 companies, are dealing with more than 24,000 civil disputes, nearly 1,000 commercial disputes and over one lakh cases under the Negotiable Instruments Act.
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