CJI Chandrachud Lays Foundation Stone of New Bombay High Court Complex

Mumbai: Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud laid the foundation stone of the new Bombay High Court complex in Mumbai's Bandra region on Monday.

Notably, stones from the existing High Court building in south Mumbai will be incorporated into the foundation. 

The event was attended by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde , deputy chief ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar , along with senior Supreme Court judges and High Court Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya.

The new HC complex will have well-designed and spacious court rooms, chambers for judges and registry personnel, an arbitration and mediation centre, an auditorium, a library, and a host of features and amenities for staff, lawyers and litigants.

The Maharashtra government announced that it will hand over 30.16 acres of land to the High Court  in a phased manner, adding the first tranche measuring 4.39 acres has already been given.

The Bombay High Court, founded on August 16, 1862, is currently located in a majestic building near Flora Fountain (Hutatma Chowk) that the court has occupied since November 1878, an official said.

The Bombay High Court exercises jurisdiction over Maharashtra through the Principal Seat in Mumbai and benches at Nagpur and Aurangabad as well as Goa . It also exercises jurisdiction over the Union Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.

The High Court has a sanctioned strength of 94 judges, while the current strength being 66 sitting judges, according to an official release.

(With PTI inputs)