Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik urges Centre to fill up 8 vacant HC Judge posts

After returning from Delhi, today Naveen Patnaik said to media persons that he had urged  centre to fill up 8 vacant High Court Judge posts.

Chief Minister urged for filling of eight Judge posts in the Orissa High Court at the joint conference of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices of High Courts held at the Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.

CM said, the state government has set up 30 Judicial Magistrate First Class courts for trial of offences against women while 26 JMFC courts have been set up in remote districts. Grama Nyayalayas (village courts) have been set up in rural areas to give justice to the poor people at their door steps.

State government has agreed to bear the maximum expenses to implement the e-Court projects only by the help of Central government and to work towards digitization of the records of the Orissa High Court.