Justice delivery should be fair, fast, accessible and affordable, Tripura Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha said on Saturday.

Speaking at inauguration of a new court in Mohanpur in West Tripura district, he said, advocates and judges should work for the benefit of the people.

The Chief Minister inaugurated the Court of Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate and Civil Judge (Jr. Division) at Mohanpur and said it would be written in the history of Mohanpur in golden letters.

“All the works of this court have been completed following the guidelines of the Apex court. I want to thank the people who were engaged in constructing the building. After inauguration of SDJM Court at Mohanpur, the number of sub-divisional court has reached 16. Keeping Mohanpur Court as a model, we will set up sub-divisional courts in the rest of the sub-divisions,” he said.

He emphasized that the people should not face any harassment or long wait while seeking justice in the court of law.

“Sometimes advocates come to court without proper preparation, and as a result, judgments get delayed. When people are in trouble, they come to court and wait for their judgment. Advocates and judges must work for the betterment and benefit of the people. Nowadays, everything is available at hand due to the internet. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been working for development, security, self-reliance, and progress in every aspect. We are now progressing day by day. The judiciary plays a key role in the development of the country,” said Dr. Saha.

He further said that the present state government will extend necessary assistance to the judiciary and reiterated that justice must be fair, fast, accessible and at an affordable cost.

“We are working to build Viksit Tripura and for that, we inaugurated the Vision Document yesterday. Our economy, growth, employment generation, women empowerment, and every sector are progressing due to the principle of good governance. We can see the brighter future of Tripura as the parameters of development are visible and positive in different sectors. Our GSDP has also increased,” he added.

Chief Justice of the High Court of Tripura M.S. Ramachandra Rao, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Ratan Lal Nath, Justice T. Amarnath Goud, Chief Secretary J. K. Sinha, Advocate General Shaktimoy Chakraborty, DGP Anurag, Law Secretary Sanjoy Bhattacharya, and others were present.