TN govt plans integrated court complex at Tirupur

Chennai, Aug 11: Tamil Nadu government today proposed an integrated court complex at Tirupur at a cost of Rs 33.75 crore.

Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa informed the state Assembly that the building would house 13 courts, adding that the said initiative was part of the government's efforts to ensure courts functioned from their own buildings.

In the last five years, Rs 511 crore had been allotted for construction of new court buildings and judges' quarters, she said, adding that about 90 per cent of courts functioned from own buildings. The Chief Minister also announced allocating Rs 23.51 crore for the construction of eight judges' quarters and seven additional court buildings in Tiruvallore.

PTI