New Delhi: Chief Justice of India S H Kapadia on Wednesday visited the blast site and held a meeting with Delhi
High Court Chief Justice Dipak Misra.
Justice Kapadia inspected the site along with Justice
Misra and five other judges of the high court around 5.15 pm.
The members of the Delhi High Court Bar Association
(DHCBA) were also present.
Additional Solicitor General and DHCBA President A S
Chandhiok, who also accompanied Justice Kapadia, said that the
CJI stressed the need for beefing up security of the courts
across the country.
"The CJI discussed about the general security of courts
all over the country. He was of the view that there was a need
to beef up the security of the courts," Chandhiok said.
He said Justice Kapadia emphasized on the need for
decongestion of the court premises so that there could be
sufficient space for lawyers, litigants and others.
The outcome of the CJI's meeting with the High Court
Chief Justice was not yet known.
PTI
First Published: Wednesday, September 07, 2011, 21:16