Odisha’s Deogarh district to have two more courts

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today approved for setting up of an Additional Civil Judge Court (Junior Division) and a Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Court in Deogarh.

The two courts will be set up at Barkote of the district. After completion, the courts will be useful in quickly disposing of pending cases and giving justice to the denizens, the CM hoped.

The Law Department has created 12 gazetted and non-gazetted posts required for the courts.

A number of cases are still pending in Deogarh district and await an early disposal.

Worth mentioning, a new Fast Track Special Court (FTSC) was inaugurated today at Rourkela to deal with cases under POCSO Act and Rape Cases. The court was inaugurated in virtual mode by the Acting Chief Justice of Orissa High Court Dr. Justice Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi in the presence of Justice Krushna Ram Mohapatra, Administrative Judge of Sundargarh Judgeship, and the Judges of the High Court. District Judges and judicial officers of the state joined the event through virtual mode.