Highlighting the need for "justice at the
doorsteps", the Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea
against shifting of a sessions court from Machilipatnam to Avanigadda in Andhra
Pradesh's Krishna district.
Whenever a new court is established, the lawyers
always oppose. Courts are not only for lawyers, they are basically for
litigants. We are talking about justice at doorsteps, gram nyayalayas etc., a
bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran said.
Sensing the mood of the bench, the petitioner,
Buragadda Ashok Kumar, withdrew the plea.
The petition challenged the decision of the Andhra
Pradesh High Court to transfer the VI Additional District and Sessions Court
from Machilipatnam to Avanigadda.
The high court had earlier dismissed the
Machilipatnam Bar Association's challenge to the court's relocation, noting
that although the move might cause some inconvenience to the local lawyers, it
would ultimately serve the broader interest of the litigants.