DISTRICT COURTS
:CITIZEN CHARTER:
ORGANIZATION:
District Courts is an organization which
provides justice and ancillary facilities to the justice delivery system. The District Courts in Delhi are located at
Six places from where nine district courts are functioning.
HOW TO REACH:
One can access Patiala House
Courts Complex by public mode of transports like metro, buses and other general
mode of transport like taxi, auto etc.
The nearest Metro Stations are Pragati Maidan and Mandi House and the
nearest Bus Stand depicts the signboard of Patiala House.
BUILD UP STRUCTURE:
The Patiala House Court
Complex is built in an area measuring 31872 Sq. Mtrs. The whole complex is
divided into five parts viz. Main Building, Publication Building, Annexe
Building, Lock-up Building & MEA Building.
The complex consists of 32 Courts, 1 Family Court, Delhi Legal Services
Authorities Office and various other branches and Lawyers Chambers.
BRANCHES FUNCTIONAL AT |
ADMINISTRATION BRANCH |
ACJ OFFICE |
COPYING AGENCY |
RECORD ROOM |
POOL CAR SECTION |
LIBRARY SECTION |
JUDICIAL BRANCH |
FILING SECTION |
FACILITATION SECTION |
CARE TAKING BRANCH |
MEDIATION CENTRE |
ACCOUNTS BRANCH |
VIGILANCE BRANCH |
GENERAL BRANCH |
R&I BRANCH |
RTI CELL |
COMPUTER BRANCH |
NAZARAT BRANCH |
FACILITATION CENTER/ PRO OFFICE
FACILITATION
CENTER/ PRO Office :
Ø A
facilitation centre is functional at New Delhi District and An Asst. Public
Relation Officer is deputed at Ground Floor Publication Building to facilitate
the lawyer's and litigants. Apart from this the work of arranging/booking air
tickets for Judicial Officers for official tour & corresponding with the
National/State Judicial Academy, maintaining all information related to judiciary
is also entrused to the APRO.
FILING
COUNTER :
Ø To
receive cases pertaining to District Judge, District & Sessions Judges and
Addl. District & Sessions Judges, Senior Civil Judges and Civil Judges,
Rent Controller, Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate and the Metropolitan
Magistrates and bail applications.
VIDEO
CONFERENCING :
Ø
Video conferencing facility has been made available at
New Delhi District on the First Floor of the Publication Building. At present the conferencing between the Court
and the Jail and other Court Complexes including the Hon’ble High court is
possible from the Conferencing room.
CASH BRANCH :
Ø
The Cash Branch is located at the Ground Floor, Main
Building. The Cash Branch is responsible
for all kinds of cash receipts (viz. challans, fines, fees etc.) and deposit of
the same in the Government Treasury/ Reserve Bank of India.
NAZARAT
BRANCH :
Ø
Nazarat Branch is functional from the Ground Floor of
Publication Building. Nazarat Branch
also known as Process Serving Agency is primarily responsible for delivery/
execution of various processes (summons/notices/warrants etc.) issued by the
Courts located at New Delhi District and the processes received from other
Courts of different districts/states also.
ACCOUNTS
BRANCH :
Ø
Accounts branch is located at the First Floor
of Publication Building and it is responsible for preparation of all the Pay
& Allowances of the Employees and the Employer.
GENERAL
BRANCH :
Ø
The General Branch is located in the Ground Floor
of Publication Building. This Branch traces/ links the cases related to old and
existing Courts and also deals with the work of Building Maintenance Committee,
appointment of Oath Commissioners, Canteens/Kiosks, Lawyers Chambers etc.
ADMINISTRATION
BRANCH :
Ø
The Administration Branch at New Delhi District is
located on the Ground Floor of Publication Building and deals with the
functions related to the administration of the Court Complex and the employees.
R&I
BRANCH :
Ø
Receipt & Issue Branch is on the Ground Floor of
Publication Building. The Branch is mainly divided in to two sub heads i.e.
Receipt Section & Dispatch Section and deals with all the Correspondence/
Communications after making entries with particulars of subject.
PIO/ RTI
SECTION :
Ø
The RTI Cell exists at the Ground Floor of the
Publication Building and is headed by the Public Information Officer. All the applications after being received by
the RTI Section the same are disposed of by the Public Information Officer, New
Delhi District and all such data is duly transmitted to all the quarters
concerned.
RECORD
ROOMS (Sessions) & (Crl.) :
Ø
The Record Rooms at New Delhi District are located on the
First Floor of the Publication Building.
The Record Room works for weeding out of the matured Judicial Records
and Consignment of files decided by the Judicial Officers.
COMPUTER
BRANCH :
Ø
A Computer Branch has been set up at 1st Floor
of the Main Building. The Branch
controls the computer facilities installed at all the Courts, Branches and the
residences of the Judicial Officers and provides the necessary technical
assistance to troubleshoot the problems wherever required. The Branch manages and maintains the stock
and the record of computers and its peripherals. The Computer Branch also maintain
and upkeep of the Server, backup of the server data and all other technical
works as and when assigned by the authorities.
CARE
TAKING BRANCH :
Ø
Care Taking Branch is located at Ground Floor of the Main
Building. The Branch control and supervise Group-D employees
(Safai-Karmacharies, Farash, Chowkidars etc.) and supervise the work done
cleanliness of the building. The branch also deals with arrangement of
meetings/functions, all the complaints related to PWD, AMC,etc.
COPYING AGENCY
COPYING
AGENCY :
Ø
The Copying Agency is located at the Ground Floor of the
Publication Building. This agency provides the Certified Copies of the
documents related to the Judicial Case Files on application.
LIBRARY :
Ø
A Library is presently functional for Judicial Officers
at Ground Floor of Publication Building.
Judicial Officers can access all the reference Books, Journals, Bare
Acts, Swamys’ Books, General books, law Journals, Law Softwares etc. Maintenance and issuance of Books, Bar Acts,
Swamys’ Books, General books, law Journals, Law Softwares, Library
Software. Binding of Law Journals,
Purchasing of Newspapers and Magazines for the Ld. District Judge, New Delhi
District.
JUDICIAL
BRANCH :
Ø
Judicial Branch at New Delhi District is located on the
Ground Floor of the Publication Building.
This branch deals with matters related to Judicial officers and also
keeps the record of the monthly disposal statements, training programmes,
leave, etc.
ACMM OFFICE :
Ø
ACMM office at New Delhi District is located at the
Ground Floor of the Publication Building.
The main functions of the ACMM office is Receipt
& Dispatch of letters/orders from & to MMs/Hon'ble High Court/Hon'ble
Supreme Court of India for further necessary action, Maintaining of Leave
Record of Mms and to deal with the work related to case transfer application
& misc application filed by lawyers and litigants with respect to the cases
pending in the courts of MM.
LEGAL AID SERVICES
LEGAL AID SERVICES :
Ø
The office of the Delhi Legal Services
Authority has been set up on the First Floor of the Publication Building to
provided free legal services to the needy, poor, woman, scheduled casts,
children etc. wherever applicable.
FAMILY
COURT:
ØA Family Court has
been set up at the erstwhile MEA Building.
Special Rooms have been provided in the Family Court at New Delhi
District keeping in view the basic needs and requirement of the children who
come with their parents to attend the proceedings.
POLICE
POST :
Ø
Keeping in view the requirement/ necessity of the same a
police post and a Judicial Lock up has been set up near Lock-up Building.
POST
OFFICE :
Ø
A post office is situated at near Gate No. 5
for staff, lawyers, litigants & general public.
BANK
& ATM :
Ø
A branch of UCO Bank is situated near Gate No. 6 to
facilitate easy financial transactions by the Court Staff, Litigants, Lawyers
and the General Public.
CANTEEN :
Ø
There is a Lawyer's Canteen at the Ground Floor of
Lock-up Building where a portion is ear-marked for General Public. A Staff
Canteen is also situated at Gate No.5.
OTHER
FACILITIES (SERVICES IN RELATION TO
OTHER INDEPENDENT FACILITIES):
Sufficient space has been
provided for various public facilities, mentioned hereunder:
OATH
COMMISSIONER :
Ø
Oath Commissioners are available in Courts Complex for
the purpose of attestation of the documents to be filed in the Courts. A nominal fee of Rs. 10/- only is charged by
the Oath Commissioners for attestation of the documents.
NOTARY
PUBLIC :
Ø
For the purpose of attestation of all the documents,
Notary Public is also available inside the Court Complex. A fee of Rs. 15/- is charged by the Notary
Public for verification and attestation of the normal documents, as per the
rules of the Notary Act, 1952.
JUICE
CORNER :
Ø
A kiosk juice shop is situated near Gate No. 1. Different kinds of Juices and other
refreshment items are readily available to the staff, lawyers, litigants and
other visitors.
PHOTOCOPYIST
& TYPISTS :
Ø
Private Typists and Photocopists are available in the
Court Complex near Gate No1.
OTHER FACILITIES
AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC
Patiala
House Courts Complex is visited by thousands of people every day which
include litigants, lawyers and general public apart from the Judicial Officers
and Staff. Keeping in view the huge foot
fall, the following facilities have been made available in Patiala House
Courts:
HANDICAP
FRIENDLY STRUCTURE :
Ø
In order to ensure that the physically challenged people
are not made to face hardships while attending their cases in the Courts
existing at various floors of Patiala House Courts Complex, provision of ramps
has been made at Main Buildinig.
PUBLIC
CONVENIENCE :
Ø
Adequate provision of Drinking Water and Toilet
facilities has been made in all the Buildings at Patiala House Courts Complex.
PARKING :
Ø
Parking facility for two wheelers and four wheelers are
available near gate No. 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6.
PARK
Park :
Ø
There is a small park in front of the Main Building for
General Public to sit.
Sitting Arrangement :
Ø
There is sufficient space earmarked for the sitting
arrangements for the litigants and the lawyers inside and outside each court
room and in the main halls of the Court building.
Dispensary :
Ø
A dispensary of the Govt. of NCT of Delhi is situated at
Ground Floor Publication Building where a Medical Officer would be available
from 9.30 A.M. to 3.30 A.M.
Stamp
Vendors :
Ø
Stamp Vendors are seated near Gate No. 5 adjacent to UCO
BANK.
File
Inspection :
Ø
The Judicial files can be inspected on the
payment of Court Fees of Rs. 2/- for an hour on the same day, if the case in
not listed on the same day. If the case is listed then Court fees of Rs. 5/-
per hour is required. The party to the
litigation or the authorized lawyer can inspect the same. The inspection of decided file can be done by
all public persons.
Transport
Allowance To The Witnesses :
Ø
The witnesses are paid Travelling Allowance
when they come to the Court for deposing/evidence.
PUBLIC GRIEVANCE
REDRESSAL SYSTEM:
Public grievance redressal
system is put into place to resolve the grievances of the general public.
The Administration of Courts:
ØThe administration
of Courts is looked after by the presiding officers of the respective
Courts. In case of any difficulty
pertaining to any specific court, the same can be brought to the presiding
officer of the court concerned.
The Administration of the
Branches:
ØAll the Branches are
headed by some Branch Incharge/Superintendent who can be contacted in case of
any difficulty related to the concerned Branch.
In case of non-redressal of the grievances, at the level of the Branch
Incharge/Superintendent, the Officer-Incharge of the respective branch can be
approached.
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