Chief Minister Yogi Adityanth on Saturday asserted that an efficient, honest, and a free judiciary is essential for a strong democracy in the country. He claimed that state government had already taken several steps to make judiciary more independent and strong as well as to forward quick justice to all irrespective of the stature enjoyed by any person.
Speaking on the 41st conference of Uttar Pradesh Judicial Services Association (UPJSA) here on Saturday, Yogi said that the rule of the law is soul of any civic society and an effective and administration could be only delivered by strictly complying rules and regulations. Yogi claimed that his government is committed to make judiciary more strong and powerful so that quick and fair justice could be delivered to each and every person of the state. He also assured of all possible help from the government to make judiciary more strong and independent. Yogi also called the senior members of the judiciary asking them to play an important role in implementing constitution more effectively.
Supporting the decision of chief justice of Allahabad High Court of increasing the working hour by half an hour to minimise the list of piling up cases, Yogi said that the judicial officers should themselves take some initiatives so that it would not take several years to decide any case. Pointing out that how by abolishing 15 government holidays had helped to increase the state GDP by Rs 50,000 crore, Yogi said that increasing the working hours of the judicial services would definitely give more positive results in delivering quick and fair justice.
Highlighting the steps taken by the government, Yogi said that to end family disputes they had formed 111 additional family courts in the State. Similarly to decide land dispute, his government had formed 13 designated courts. Besides, 13 commercial courts have been also opened by his government to decide business and other commercial related disputes. Yogi said that special courts have been formed to decide cases related to females while 24 lok Adalats have been formed to decide petty matters. Chief Minister claimed that for out of court settlement, the government had formed ADR centers in all the districts and had also sanctioned Rs 50 crore for `settlement corpus fund’.
On the occasion, Yogi also sanctioned Rs 10 crore in the Welfare Fund for members of UPJSA. Besides, he also announced to give Rs 50,000 as furniture allowance once during their service period along with those doing llM after joining the services will be given three salary increments during their service period. In Allahabad, the government is also constructing a separate township for judicial services as the cost of Rs 395 crore. The government is also providing new vehicles to district judges and judicial magistrates and every district, disclosed Yogi adding that a special budget has been also sanctioned for repair and construction of courts and residences of the officials of UPJSA. Rs 20 crore has been sanctioned for public toilets in the courts. Besides chief minister, chief justice of Allahabad High Court, DB Bhosle, law minister Brijesh Pathak and other senior members of the judiciary were also present in the function.