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Aizawl, Nov 2 (IANS) Gauhati High Court Chief Justice Ashutosh Kumar on Sunday lauded Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Duhoma and his government for their active support and commitment to strengthening the judiciary in the state and lauded the significant progress achieved in this regard.
An official of the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said Chief Minister Lalduhoma met Gauhati High Court Chief Justice Ashutosh Kumar, who is currently on a visit to Mizoram.
The official said that during the meeting, the Chief Minister expressed his gratitude for the Chief Justice’s visit to the state and highlighted the progress made by the Mizoram government in improving the judicial infrastructure.
He also discussed the ongoing efforts related to the establishment of Mizoram State Human Rights Commission and other important initiatives.
“Justice Ashutosh Kumar, in his reply, appreciated the Chief Minister for the active support and commitment of the state government to strengthen the judiciary in Mizoram and appreciated the significant achievements made in this regard,” the CMO official said.
Gauhati High Court judge Justice Michael Jothankuma was also present in the meeting.
The Gauhati High Court occupied a unique position of being a common High Court of the seven states of North-Eastern India (except Sikkim) until March 23, 2013, the date of functioning of separate High Courts in Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura.
Full-fledged High Courts were established in Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura in March 2013, while the three north-eastern states of Mizoram, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh have benches of the Gauhati High Court in their respective state capitals.
Chief Justice of India BR Gavai inaugurated the newly constructed state-of-the-art court building of the Permanent Bench of Gauhati High Court, Itanagar on August 10.
Former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud inaugurated the new building of the Aizawl bench of the Gauhati High Court in September 2023.
–IANS
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