Inaugurating an e-services training programme for the advocates here for four districts, Orissa High Court Chief Justice Dr S Muralidhar appealed to the participants to ensure justice reaches to the last man, using modern technology. “It is time to become technology savvy and advocates need to keep pace with the latest knowledge,” said the Chief Justice during the inaugural speech. This will be further helpful in establishing transparency, impartiality and promptness in judiciary, he added. “But the whole aim behind the training programme is to adapt new technology with the sole aim of coming to the use of prompt disposal of cases and help the needy whose voice is hardly heard,” Dr Muralidhar said further.
“We have to update with the modern technologies and knowledge available in every front including the judicial process. And advocates need to be familiar with it; otherwise the system will fall behind,” the Chief Justice said.
Notably, 10 participants from each district, namely Sambalpur, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda and Bargarh are taking part in the programme, who as master trainers will impart training to other advocates in their respective districts. This will enhance the knowledge of the advocates to become part of the skilled judiciary process as per the current technical know-how. Chief Justice Dr Muralidhar in his speech highly praised the art and culture of Sambalpur. He was overwhelmed to see the glorious Hirakud dam that has been serving the people of the State for more than seven decades.
District Judge of Sambalpur Biranchi Narayan Mohanty, District Bar Association president Dr Pramod Rath, secretary Rabi Ranjan Pujari and all other judicial magistrates of the district were present.
Later, the Chief Justice held a meeting with all the judges. Bar Association president Dr Pramod Rath highly praised the initiative as it would expedite the process with saving a lot of time and resources of the people seeking justice from court of law. It would also decrease the piling number of cases in the courts including the high court, he opined.