Q: Discuss about the building of Supreme Court?

Ans: As mentioned earlier, the Supreme Court shifted to its present location in the year 1958.

The architectural design of the building is such that it projects the image of justice. The central wing of the building appears like the central beam of the scales and consists of five court rooms with the Chief Justice's Court at the centre. Further, the Court of Chief Justice is largest, with a floor area of 3,000 sq.ft. The left wing of the building comprises of the Bar Room, the library of the Court and the offices of the Law Officers. The right wing shelters the offices of the Court.

In 1979, the east and the west wing, consisting of two court rooms each were added to the complex. Further, in 1994 a second extension of the building was made connecting the east and the west wing of the first extension. On the main lawns in front of the complex lies a sculpture of lady (Mother India) sheltering a child (young Republic of India), who is upholding the laws of land symbolically shown in the form of a book.



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