New Courts Block of Delhi High Court Inaugurated: Live updates from Vigyan Bhavan

The Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra has today inaugurated the New Courts Block of the Delhi High Court.

Inaugural function at Plenary hall of Vigyan Bhavan is progressing.

Live Updates:

• The inaugural function of the New Courts Block of Delhi High Court commences at Vigyan Bhavan.
• CJI Dipak Misra, Delhi HC Acting CJ Gita Mittal, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Justices Madan Lokur, AK Sikri, SK Kaul, NV Ramana in attendance.
• Justice Ravindra Bhat giving the welcome address
• Proud moment for the Delhi High Court which has grown from four judges in 1960s to 60 judges now, Justice Ravindra Bhat.
• The diversity of judges in Delhi High Court noteworthy, Judges with 10 scheduled languages as mother tongue in Delhi High Court, Justice Ravindra Bhat
• Acting Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, Gita Mittal now delivering her speech.
• Justice delivery system should be affordable, transparent, Justice Gita Mittal
• Delhi High Court will be the first and only High Court in the country to dedicate an entire block for commercial litigation, Acting CJ Gita Mittal
• Justice Gita Mittal concludes her speech by stressing on the importance of access to justice.
• Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal giving his address: Moment of pride for Delhi on the inauguration of this modern and state of art building for Delhi High Court
• Acting CJ Gita Mittal and other Delhi HC judges deserve special credit for this. Justice Gita Mittal is not only an able judge but also a great administrator, says Arvind Kejriwal.
• We are completely committed to the integrity and independence of the judiciary, says Arvind Kejriwal.
• Whenever executive has strayed from its path, the judiciary has come to the rescue, Arvind Kejriwal
• Arvind Kejriwal says certain judgments by Supreme Court in the recent past has re-affirmed the faith of public in judiciary.
• Delhi Lt. Governor Anil Baijal speaking now.
• Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul addressing the gathering.
• Delhi High Court is an institution of pre-eminence with Bar and Bench of intellectual depth and ability, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul
• The number of judges of Delhi High Court who have been elevated to Supreme Court is a testimony to the quality of Delhi High Court, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul
• Former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, and current Supreme Court judge, NV Ramana speaking now, recounting his tenure at the helm.
• Delhi High Court is very close to my heart, happy to see such a magnificent building, all courts should be like this. I request Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad to look into lack of infrastructure for judiciary.
• Digitization, infrastructure crucial for Indian judiciary, Justice NV Ramana 
• We need to attract talent to the Bar and the Bench, says Justice NV Ramana while speaking about lack of incentives for good lawyers to come to the Bench.
• Fifteen courts which will be housed in the new block of Delhi Court will be commercial division. It sends a message to the corporate world as a step towards ease of doing business, says Supreme Court judge Justice AK Sikri.
• Delhi High Court is the best court in this country. It is my perception but I am sure it is correct, Justice AK Sikri
• When I started in 1977, lawyers from Supreme Court used to appear in Delhi High Court. So earlier we used to import lawyers from Supreme Court to Delhi High Court, now we are exporting lawyer from Delhi High Court to Supreme Court. Many ASGs and even former AG from Delhi High Court, says Justice AK Sikri 
• Delhi High Court has taken digitization to a new level, there is a thirst for knowledge which makes Delhi HC different, Justice Madan B Lokur
• There was a stir in 1980 when 4032 writ petitions were filed. Today I am sure the number is much much more, Justice Madan B Lokur
• CJI Dipak Misra releases book on ‘Delhi High Court – Making of new courts block’
• Delhi High Court has acquired a position of pre-eminence in 52 years, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
• The location of Delhi High Court and the quality of Bar are some of the reasons for the position which Delhi HC enjoys, Law Minister
• “There will be differences among judges, let us trust them to overcome the same; Political processes should not intervene in it; I request all across political spectrum not to politicise those differences”, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
• Justice HR Khanna the greatest Delhi High Court judge, his dissent in ADM Jabalpur was a beacon of hope, Law Minister
• By the end of this week, will be sending more names for appointments to various High Courts, says Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
• If I am a judge next life, I will ask God to make me a judge of Delhi High Court, says CJI Dipak Misra
• “Jurisprudentially, Delhi HC contributes quite a lot; Aside from a few other HCs, judges do not think as aggressively as Delhi HC judges do. That aggression deserves congratulations”, CJI Dipak Misra
• DHCBA President Kirti Uppal delivers Vote of Thanks, function concludes.