Narayanasamy renews plea for Pondy High Court bench

He was addressing judicial officers on the concluding day of the two-day State-level conference of the Tamil Nadu and Union Territory of Puducherry Legal Services Authorities on ‘Alternative Dispute Resolutions.’ “We want a bench of the Madras High Court on the same line as Madurai presently has,” he said.

He appealed to Supreme Court judge, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, who was present, to use his good offices for the establishment of the High Court bench in the union territory.

Narayanasamy said the Puducherry government had enhanced the monthly assistance for young lawyers from Rs 3,000 to Rs 5,000.

He recalled how the erstwhile French regime in Puducherry followed alternative disputes redressal methods for amicable settlement of the disputes.

He said the pendency of cases in courts across the country was a matter of concern and asked advocates to put their heart and soul in early hearing of cases.

Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul said both the judges and lawyers were important and played a crucial role in carrying forward the advantages of alternative disputes redressal mechanism such as mediation. He said the litigant public was keen on quick redressal of disputes. Mediation has various special features and works out better, he said.

The executive chairman of Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority, Justice Vineet Kothari, and Justice S Manikumar, both Madras High Court, also spoke.