Litigants, who are mostly farmers and small traders, were badly affected as members of the Bar Association in Walajah town near Ranipet stayed away from court proceedings of the District Munsif cum Magistrate Court in the town on Friday against the formation of the proposed taluk-level courts in the district.
At present, the District Court in Walajah has magistrate and munsif courts in two-storey buildings. Among five major courts in the district, including Ranipet, Arakkonam, Arcot and Sholinghur, Walajah court is the oldest one established in the early 1920s. “Proposed taluk-level courts, as directed by the Supreme Court, will deprive advocates and court staff of the daily number of cases. Also, litigants will be put to hardship as taluk courts will start functioning from rented premises,” said K. Elangovan, president, Bar Association (Walajah).
