Rijiju to meet state law ministers next month on judicial infrastructure

New Delhi: With several courts functioning from premises that have insufficient space or are in a dilapidated condition without basic amenities, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju will meet state law ministers next month to make a fresh push to improve judicial infrastructure in the country.

Rijiju announced the proposed meeting days after Chief Justice of India N V Ramana said that judicial infrastructure was important for improving access to justice but it was baffling to note that its improvement and maintenance was being carried out in an ad-hoc and unplanned manner.

“Judicial infrastructure is one of the agenda items for the meeting … It is my responsibility to take the state governments on board,” Rijiju told reporters here on Tuesday.