Tis Hazari Courts Complex

Tis Hazari Courts Complex established in 1958, is one of the six District Courts that functions under Delhi High Court and continues to be the principal Court building in the state of Delhi.^[1] Over 50,000 litigants visit the court complex every day. ^[2]

The complex situated in the Tis Hazari area, also houses the Treasury of the Government of N.C.T. of Delhi, State Bank of India, Post Office apart from five libraries for lawyers and one library for Judicial Officers.

History

Tis Hazari Courts Building was inaugurated in 1958, though in the earlier days, Tis Hazari was the only District Level courts complex in Delhi -- At Present, Tis Hazari Houses only Courts having their jurisdiction over Central Delhi, North Delhi, West Delhi. Courts having their jurisdiction upon other parts of Delhi have been gradually shifted to other courts complexes which have come up in various parts of Delhi like in 2006 Rohini Court complex was established which has courts having jurisdiction over North West Delhi and Outer Delhi.^[1]

In 2010 Saket Courts Complex was established which has courts having their jurisdiction over South and South East Delhi.^[3] There are other courts complexes also which have come up in recent years like Dwarka Courts complex.

Bar Association

The Bar Association housed in Tis hazari is known as the Delhi Bar Association or DBA. It is one of the oldest as well as the largest Bar Association in India.

Politics

The District Court at Tis Hazari has produced some of the greatest lawyers and political leaders of India. Maharaj Kishan Jaitley, father of Arun Jaitley, was one of the most famous legal luminaries of the 1960s.

Transport

The complex is serviced by the Tis Hazari station on the Red Line of the Delhi Metro.^[4] It is also well connected with the DTC bus services and also feeder buses are connecting Patiala House Courts and Karkardooma Courts to Tis Hazari Courts complex.

See also

• Patiala House Courts Complex
• Karkardooma Court Complex
• Rohini Court Complex
• Dwarka Court Complex

References

1. "History of District Courts in Delhi". Delhi District Courts, website.
2. "Tis Hazari gets a hearing, judge orders action". Hindustan Times. 30 July 2009.
3. "Welcome to Delhi District Court, Saket Court Complex". Delhi District Courts. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
4. "Station Information". Delhi Metro.

• Tis Hazari Court at wikimapia

External links

• Tis Hazari Courts Complex, Official website
• Daily Orders Retrieval Site, Tis Hazari Courts
• Tis Hazari Courts Complex at Government of Delhi website
• Delhi High Court, Official website
• Singh, Talwant. "DELHI DISTRICT COURTS USERS’ HANDBOOK" (PDF). Delhi: JUDICIAL COMMITTEE, Karkardooma Courts. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2015. For the first time in India a Users' Manual is being prepared and published by the District Judiciary, so that litigants and the common people may get information about Courts in simple and plain language.This helps them to approach the courts for redressal of their grievances and to get timely and efficient services from the justice delivery system.