8 districts to get new family courts from December 5: Gujarat govt

Gandhinagar: Gujarat govt has taken a decision to set up new family courts in 8 districts. At present the state has 20 family courts including 6 in Ahmedabad, 3 in Vadodara, 2-2 in Surat and Godhra and 1 each in Junagadh, Anand, Bhavnagar, Gandhinagar, Jamnagar and Bharuch. The state government intends to set up at least one court in each district. Accordingly with effect from December 5, Mahesana, Banaskantha, Dahod and Kutch will have 2-2 courts while Surendranagar, Navsari, Porbandar and Amreli will have 1 court each, thus 8 districts will get 12 family courts in order to ensure quick justice to litigants. This details was shared today by minister Shri Pradipsinh Jadeja.

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