Search for land for new district court building: Team of Gujarat HC judges visits poultry farm in Surat

For the last few years, the Surat District Bar Association has been demanding new land for the court complex, stating that the present space is “cramped” and “insufficient”.

The Surat district Collector had already allotted government land at Jiyav Budiya village for the purpose but the lawyers opposed it. The association claimed that the area is quite far from the city and faces pollution woes. Besides, litigants will face significant problems travelling such a long distance, they had argued while demanding that the land for the new court complex be within city limits.

Gujarat Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal visited Surat a couple of months ago during which the bar association made representations before her about the poultry farm land right next to the existing court complex.

During Friday’s visit, Principal District and Sessions Judge, Surat, R A Trivedi, also remained present with the judges at the poultry farm land even as Surat District Advocates’ Association and Surat District Bar Association office bearers stayed outside.

The team of Gujarat HC judges met with the district Collectorate officials and examined the land. On Saturday, the team of HC judges is likely to visit the premises at Jiyav Budiya village in Sachin area as well.

Talking to The Indian Express, Surat District Bar Association president Brijesh Patel said, “The team of the Gujarat HC had seen the poultry farm land next to the Surat court complex. Tomorrow (Saturday), they will visit Jiyav village to see the allotted land. A meeting has been fixed with the team of Gujarat HC judges on Saturday, wherein we will put the side of lawyers as well as litigants before them.”

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