August 10, 2021

Himachal High Court

Shimla. August 10, 2021

        Vijyender Sharma

  With an objective to  make all the Court buildings in the State of H.P.,  fully accessible to the specially abled persons,    the Acting Chief Justice   of  High Court of H.P., Justice Ravi Malimath  has directed the  Registrar(GAD) of High Court and all the District & Sessions Judges in the State to take immediate steps to comply with the provisions  of the Disabilities Act, 2016.

The Acting Chief Justice   has directed all the District and Sessions Judges in the State to take immediate remedial steps for making provision of ramp with railings and  construction of disabled friendly toilets in all the Judicial Complexes.  He  has also directed  them  to make provision of lift, where the complex is multistoried and  to call for an urgent meeting of the District Court Management Systems Committee, to consider the availability of the aforesaid facilities in the Court buildings  and also the facility of auditory and visual signage and Braille button in a lift in case of multistoried building.

          The Acting Chief Justice has  directed the Registrar (GAD) to take immediate steps for construction of disabled friendly toilets in the High Court and to ensure the compliance of  the provisions of the Disabilities Act, 2016, to make the Court building  fully accessible to the specially abled persons. 

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