The three pillars of our democratic set up have many challenges to face in the present scenario but the legislature and the Executive have formidable challenge of banishing poverty by preventing concentration of wealth in the hands of few while a sizeable section of our countrymen continues to suffer from all kind of deprivations, Chief Justice of India (CJI), Justice TS Thakur said here.
Addressing the 23rd convocation of Himachal Pradesh University here, Justice Thakur said it was unfortunate that the number of poor keep increasing whereas the rich were flourishing adding that leave aside economic amelioration, the challenge of clean drinking water, basic minimum health care, education and finally a job for every able bodied person remain a daunting task for the legislature and the executive.
Talking about the role of Judiciary in democratic set up, he said that the justice that was unpolluted and speedy still remains a distant dream for reasons need to be addressed. He said that when a country was making rapid strides in the field of development, corresponding up-gradation of Justice delivery system was required as well. Dispute resolution mechanism like arbitration and mediation shall have to play a greater role in times to come like in other many countries where mediation in civil matters was compulsory, said Justice Thakur.
He said we see that land reforms still remain unfulfilled project since 1950s. Today, the work force constitutes two percent of the population and the urban educated middle class and the blue collar urban worker form the base of the consumer growth story, labour displacing technology and shrinking number of government jobs had unproductively freezed agricultural land and produce markets.
He also congratulated the students for excelling in academics and who had the honour of being decorated with degrees and Gold medals.
Presiding over the Convocation, Governor Acharya Devvrat said that the main aim of education was to be good human being. He stressed upon the degree holders and medal winners to work more dedicatedly and serve the society with missionary zeal.
In his address, Chief Minister, Virbhadra Singh said he was happy to see that the girls had outnumbered boys in the convocation ceremony for maintaining high standard in academics and receiving Gold medals and degrees.
He hoped that the University would regularly organise its convocation ceremony, as from last many years, this practice was almost abandoned.