History

District Courts

District Courts is an Organization which provide Justice and ancillary facilities to the justice delivery system. The District Courts in Delhi are located at Seven places.

Abourt Dwarka District Court

The District Courts Complex, Dwarka was inaugurated on 06.09.2008 by the Hon’ble Chief Justice Of India, Sh. K.G. Balakrishnan. The Courts at Dwarka Court Complex have been functioning since 08.09.2008. The District Courts Complex has four blocks (Seven Storied), which are interconnected. The Dwarka Courts Complex not only houses the Courts of Civil and Criminal Jusrisdiction of the South-West District, IGI Domestic Airport, but also Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal and the Family Courts (HQs). The District Court of South-West is located at Sector-10, Dwarka, New Delhi. One Can access to Dwarka District Courts – by public modes of transport like Metro (by alighting at Sector-10, Dwarka Metro Station), Bus, Auto, Taxi etc. The Dwarka District Court Complex is located in Sector-10, Dwarka, New Delhi covering an area of 3.70HA. The basic design concept provides for the Judges’ Chambers on separate and exclusive floors sandwiched between two court room floors. The Court Complex has a separate Administrative Block connected to the Court Rooms Block at certain levels. Lawyers Chambers Block is an independent structure in the Complex. On the lower and upper ground floor of this building, public facilities have been provided. At present there are 79 Courts Rooms available at Dwarka Courts Complex. There is ample space provided in all the Court Rooms presently functioning at Dwarka Courts to facilitate proper sitting arrangements for Witnesses/Visitors/Victims/litigants and lawyers. The basic design is such that the access to the chambers floor is either from the basement parking, or the drop off points of the Judicial Officers on ground level using the staircases and lifts provided exclusively for the Hon’ble Judges. The Administrative block has been separated from the main Court Room Block. All the Administrative Offices are placed in this consolidated building, which has easy and direct, though controlled, access from the public circulation on the ground and second floor level. The Administrative Block building also connects directly to the Hon’ble Judges Chambers Floors, to facilitate easy movement to and from, of information, files and persons. The Lawyers chambers block is an independent structure in the complex. On the lower and upper ground floors of this building, sufficient space has been provided for public facilities like Canteen, Bank, Treasury, Post Office, ATM, shops, Place for notary public, stamp vendors, petition writers and other such functions. A bank and a canteen has already been set up and other public facilities are going to come up very soon. On the floors above, besides the lawyers, chambers, there is also the Bar Association offices, Advocates Library, and other common facilities for the advocates.