Balangir Judge Records Statement of Disabled Litigant Outside Court

Balangir judge records statement of disabled litigant outside court

Balangir’s Tusura JMFC judge Habibur Rahman Siddiqui recorded a disabled litigant’s statement outside court, ensuring access to justice in a 2023 case.

In Odisha, Justice Comes To Paralysed Man As Judge Steps Out To Record Statement

Balangir: For Bhushab Sahu, a paralysed man from a village under Tushura police station in Balangir, reaching the courtroom was not just difficult — it was physically impossible. Yet justice came to him, literally stepping out of the courtroom to meet him where he waited: inside an auto-rickshaw parked outside the court. The moment unfolded at the Tushura JMFC Court,…

Judge steps out of courtroom to record statement of paralysed man in Balangir

Balangir: In a gesture reflecting sensitivity and compassion in the justice system, a judge at the Tushura JMFC Court in Balangir district stepped outside the courtroom to record the statement of a man suffering from paralysis who was unable to enter the court premises. The incident took place in connection with a 2023 case involving Bhushab Sahu of Atgaon under Tushura police station. Sahu had been summoned to appear before the JMFC court in co…