Supreme Court wants district courts across the country to make some improvements like
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Separate washrooms for transgenders, ‘court managers’ with an MBA degree,
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Braille and colour-coded signage
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Crowd management arrangements
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Crèche facility and even
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A front desk for litigants to find their way
The order came on a petition filed way back in 1989 by the All India Judges Association for better facilities to help do their job. The court observed that “without a robust infrastructure, the judiciary would not be able to function at its optimum level.”
New committee:
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The court ordered the State Chief Secretaries to constitute a committee of which the Secretary of the Department of Law should be a member to formulate the development plan for courts.