President Droupadi Murmu today inaugurated the newly constructed building of the Jharkhand High Court in Dhruva, Ranchi, the capital city of Jharkhand.

The three-story High Court building has been constructed over a period of nearly ten years at a cost of over Rs 600 crore.

The entire building is eco-friendly with solar panels to light up the entire High Court complex.

Also, the 90-acre compound of the new high court is one of the largest in the country in terms of area.

The inauguration function took place in the presence of Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, Jharkhand Governor CP Radhakrishnan, Union Law and Justice Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, Chief Minister Hemant Soren and other dignitaries.

The new High Court building has 25 air-conditioned courtrooms and two separate buildings carrying chambers, rooms, and halls for lawyers with a sitting capacity of 1,200 people each, along with 540 chambers.