District Courts to re-open in new complex after winter break

Chandigarh, Mon. Dec. 10 2012 - After much delay, the District Court Complex in Chandigarh will be shifting to from its current residence in Sector 17 to the new building in Sector 43 in about two weeks. District and Sessions Judge, S K Aggarwal informed that the court will reopen in the new building after the winter break which starts on December 25.“Some pending tasks at the new building and beautification has been done. The shifting will be done in December and from 2013, the court will reopen in Sector 43,” said Aggarwal.President of the District court Bar Association, Advocate N K Nanda, said: “I have had a meeting with the sessions judge. We are not ready to shift in the new complex yet, but since our Judge insists, we shall abide by him.”Nanda added: “The inauguration of the new court building will be held in the next few days as and when we get a confirmation from the Chief Justice of India. However, we have requested some more time from the Sessions Judge to shift to the new building. For the same, we have been given till January 2, 2013 when the courts reopen after the winter break.”
‘Insisting’ judge stops further delay
The shifting to Chandigarh District Courts has been delayed previously. After a debacle over demand for new furniture at the new court complex and incomplete construction of lawyers’ chambers and the parking lot, the deadline of the courts to shift was extended to December 2012. And the new sessions judge is adamant to meet the deadline.There are certain other things for which the insisting attitude of the newly appointed sessions judge is proving very helpful. For instance, the formulation of a local commission to record evidences. “A panel of lawyers and retired judges with minimum ten years of experience has been formed, which will record the evidences in a particular case if the counsels want the witnesses to be examined the same day by paying a minimal amount,” said Justice S K Aggarwal.Video conferencing facility between the court complex and Model Jail was started recently even though it was to start in the new court complex. But the Judge said, “We will just have to unplug some wires and plug them back in the new building. If we have the resources, why not use them?”

Paras Downtown Square, Zirakpur directed to pay Rs 2 lakh to showroom owner

Chandigarh, December 9
The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Punjab, has penalised the Paras Downtown Square in Zirakpur for discontinuing the payment of assured return to the complainant against the agreement reached between the two sides.
The opposite party (including various officials of the mall) has been directed to deliver the actual physical possession of the premises to the complainant and pay Rs 2,00,000 to the complainant for causing physical and mental harassment and adopting an unfair trade practice.
The complainant, Gurbir Singh, a resident of Mohali, alleged that he was “allured by the opposite parties to invest money and therefore, agreed to purchase a shop in Paras Downtown Square, Zirakpur, for self-employment. He paid the entire amount of Rs 79,84,200 as per the buyer agreement.”
“The opposite parties were bound to pay the assured return of Rs 1,35,446 per month to the complainant which was paid from September, 2008 to March, 2010 but thereafter, they stopped paying the same. The opposite parties also refused to deliver the possession of the shop premises to the complainant,” read the copy of the judgement.
The Commission directed the opposite parties to pay the entire amount due from the complainant as arrears of assured income along with interest at the rate of per cent per annum. The opposite parties have also been directed to pay Rs 25,000 towards cost of litigation.