Overview
- Calling courts a “temple of justice, not a seven‑star hotel,” the CJI urged architect Hafeez Contractor to avoid extravagance and to consult the Bar to meet litigants’ needs.
- Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who handles finance, said the state will provide whatever budget is required and promised expedited support for the project.
- Plans reported by officials and media detail a 50‑lakh sq ft complex with parking for 3,750 cars and 1,000 two‑wheelers, with an estimated cost near ₹4,217 crore and a five‑year completion target.
- Gavai stressed that the executive, judiciary and legislature must work together to deliver infrastructure for justice and modern legal education, praising Maharashtra’s record on court facilities.
- In a separate move, the Supreme Court announced Gavai’s formal recommendation of Justice Surya Kant to succeed him as the next Chief Justice of India after his November 23 retirement.