PUNE: The city improvement committee of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Wednesday decided to allot 2.5 floor space index (FSI) to the Shivajinagar district court.

"The decision was taken during the committee's meeting," said the chief of city improvement committee Chetan Tupe, while speaking to reporters. "The FSI will be allowed for the court's new premises. The PMC will make the necessary changes in the development control rules to implement the decision," he added.

"The district court had requested the PMC for additional FSI as the court's existing infrastructure is unable to cope with the increasing work load. A delegation of lawyers had submitted a demand asking for more space and the PMC should cooperate in this regard," said Tupe.

The district court in Shivajinagar area has four buildings. A separate building for the family court is being constructed.

Nearly 20,000 people, including 8,000 lawyers, visit the courts for various work. The current space available is not sufficient and there has been a long pending demand to provide more space to the court for better functioning.