Tripura designates five courts for persons with disabilities

Agartala: Oct 7: The Law department of Tripura has declared as many as five courts of sessions judge as Special Courts to try all cases of the persons with disabilities as mandated by law facilitate equal opportunity of justice to all sections of the society. “ In exercise of the powers conferred under Section-84 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, the state government in consultation with Chief Justice of High Court of Tripura, T Vaiphai specifies the five courts as; ‘Special Court’ to try all cases falls in Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016,” said Law Secretary D M Jamatia. He said the designated five courts of sessionS judges are West Tripura Judicial district (Agartala), Court of Sessions judge of Unakoti Judicial district (Kailashahar), Court of Sessions judge of North Tripura judicial district (Dharmanagar), Court of Sessions judge of Gomati Judicial district (Udaipur) and Court of Sessions judge of South Tripura judicial district (Belonia). He pointed out that the state government has already taken a number of steps to ensure protection of the rights of the persons capable otherwise as per the Act and after designating the courts for the persons with disabilities would help them to get convenience in trial in any case. UNI