July 11, 2026 : Chief Justice of the High Court of Chhattisgarh, Justice Ramesh Sinha, visited the Mahasamund District Court on Saturday and reviewed the functioning of the court. He directed judicial officers to speed up the disposal of pending cases, especially those pending for more than 10 years and cases involving senior citizens.
During the visit, the Chief Justice inspected courtrooms, the record room, malkhana, nazarat section, library, advocates’ hall and the digitisation centre. He expressed satisfaction with the court’s work and appreciated the cleanliness of the court campus and the maintenance of its gardens.
Justice Sinha also reviewed the facilities available for litigants and the public. He said the judiciary should continue working to provide transparent, efficient and timely justice to the people.
He reviewed the preparations for the Special Lok Adalat to be held on July 18, 2026, and sought details of cheque bounce cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. He directed judges to identify settlement-worthy cases and dispose of them quickly with the consent of both parties.
Principal District and Sessions Judge Anita Dahariya welcomed the Chief Justice. During his meeting with members of the District Bar Association, Justice Sinha stressed the need for strong coordination between the Bench and the Bar to ensure timely justice.
The Chief Justice also visited the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Centre in the court complex. He inspected the mediation room, the Legal Aid Defense Counsel System (LADCS) office for criminal cases, the para-legal volunteer training room and the office of the District Legal Services Authority.
The visit was attended by Registrar General Rajneesh Shrivastava, Principal District and Sessions Judge Anita Dahariya, Family Court Judge Prafull Kumar Sonwani, Mahasamund Collector Vinay Kumar Langeh, Superintendent of Police Prabhat Kumar, Joint Registrar-cum-Principal Private Secretary M. V. L. N. Subramanyam, Protocol Officer Ravinder Singh Negi and other judicial and administrative officials.