New circuit bench in Jalpaiguri

A new circuit bench has been set up in Jalpaiguri recently for the people residing at Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar, Cooch Behar, Darjeeling, and Kalimpong. Previously, people from these places had to rush almost 600 Kms to Calcutta High Court for seeking justice. But from March 11, 2019 onwards a circuit bench will be functioning in Jalpaiguri for delivering justice to people. Calcutta High Court’s acting Chief Justice Biswanath Somadder said, “The event marks a new beginning in the history of this region and that is the operationalization of the circuit bench of Calcutta High Court at Jalpaiguri. It is my privilege and honor to be a part of history to bring justice to the doorsteps of people of Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar, Cooch Behar, Darjeeling, and Kalimpong. Though the seeds were planted a long time back, it took more than three decades to transform the dream into reality”. A decision was taken by the Calcutta High Court back on June 2, 1988, for setting up such a circuit bench in Jalpaiguri but it took quite a while to make it happen. The circuit bench is situated at the Station Road of Jalpaiguri town. Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi in a letter said, “The operationalisation of High Court at Calcutta circuit bench at Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, on 9th March, 2019, would be another step in the direction of bringing justice delivery mechanism closer to the doorsteps of the litigants and I commend the efforts of all concerned in making the circuit bench operational”.