Senior Judge of Supreme Court, Justice P Sathasivam on Saturday exhorted the Judicial Officers to take up on priority basis the cases that have been pending in courts for the last five or more years and added that the pendency of the cases should be brought down to zero level.
Justice Sathasivam was addressing the newly recruited Judicial Officers in the Valedictory Function of year-long Induction Training Programme of Judicial Officers of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Judicial Academy. These 168 Judicial Officers would holding their courts from July 1.
Justice Sathasivam hoped that Punjab and Haryana High Court would issue necessary instructions to the judges at district level regarding disposal of pending cases on priority basis. He said that they should also ensure the speedy trial of cases concerning crime against women and children.
While giving mantras of success to the Judicial Officers, he said that the integrity of officers plays an important role in administration of justice. The judges should not loose temper in the court. Also, they should maintain punctuality and utilize full court timings.
He said that the Judgment should be clear and free from ambiguity and they must avoid unnecessary delays in announcing judgements.
Speaking on the occasion, Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, who is also the Patron-in-Chief, Chandigarh Judicial Academy congratulated the newly recruited Judicial Officers and urged them to uphold the judicial ethics to ensure clear judgement free from any ambiguity.