Work in new HC building to start from May 2

Chief Justice of Allahabad high court DY Chandrachud and all judges of the Lucknow bench to be present on the occasion

After a special flag hoisting ceremony on May 2, work in the new building of Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court will start formally.

Chief Justice of Allahabad high court Dhananjay Yeshwant Chandrachud and all judges of the Lucknow bench will be present on the occasion.

In all likelihood, a full court meeting will also take place on May 2 to mark the formal beginning of legal work in the new building .

“With a special flag hoisting ceremony on May 2, formal working will start in the new high court building Chief justice Dhananjay Yeshwant Chandrachud will also be present on this occasion,” said HGS Parihar, president, Oudh Bar Association, Lucknow high court.

“Shifting of files and other necessary infrastructure to the new building is already going on. If some things remain to be shifted even after May 2, it would not hamper work in the new building ,” Parihar added.

In the month-long summer vacation from June 1 to 30, the pending shifting is likely to be completed. For allotment of chambers in the new building, a three-member committee comprising senior judges of the Lucknow high court has already been constituted. This committee would oversee the allotment of chambers to lawyers on the basis of their seniority.

The formal grand inaugural ceremony of the inauguration of the new high court building took place on March 19 this year.

Chief Justice of India TS Thakur, chief justice of Allahabad high court Dhananjay Yeshwant Chandrachud, chief minister Akhilesh Yadav and Governor Ram Naik, among others, were present on the occasion.