Our new High Court premises at Porvorim, the foundation of which was laid on 19th December 2013 should hopefully be ready by this year end. The structure has been designed like the Gujarat High Court but surprisingly has no sloping roof which may not be proper in view of the heavy rainfall Goa gets. The authorities need to take swift remedial measures or else we may end up with a leaking High Court constructed at a whopping cost of over 100 crores.
Goa’s highest Temple of Justice instead of being just another concrete structure should have reflected the facets of unique Goan architecture. The legacy of Goa’s rich history in field of judicial and legal services could have been placed in a better context for posterity. With the construction of the complex for Panaji’s lower courts at Merces dragging while the government is paying rent through the nose for those four floors housing the lower courts at Patto Plaza, it would be prudent to shift all the lower Courts to the three huge buildings at Althinho which would be vacant once the High Court moves to Porvorim. There would also be enough space there to accommodate the Administrative Tribunal, State Consumer Redressal Commission and the Labour Courts. It would make more efficient and facilitate the administration of justice besides ending the criminal waste of public funds by way of huge rentals being paid for the premises currently housing these Courts. Aires Rodrigues Advocate High Court C/G-2, Shopping Complex Ribandar Retreat, Ribandar – Goa – 403006 Mobile No: 9822684372 Office Tel No: (0832) 2444012 Email: airesrodrigu...@gmail.com Or airesrodrig...@yahoo.com You can also reach me on Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues Twitter@rodrigues_aires www.airesrodrigues.com