Reiterating his Government’s resolve to reduce pendency of cases, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that his Government will make all efforts to reduce the burden on the judiciary.
“I listen to what the Chief Justice of India said. I can feel his pain and anguish. It is our promise to reduce pendency of cases so that the burden on the judiciary could be brought down,” he said in his address at the sesquicentennial celebrations marking 150 years of the Allahabad High Court here on Sunday.
“My Government will ensure that dreams of Justice Khehar are fulfilled. On our part we have repealed over 1,200 archaic laws and efforts are on modernise the judiciary system. Infusion of technology in judiciary working is laudable and for this CJI should be praised,” he said.
The Government is out to simplify the legal system for easy delivery of justice to the litigant, he said and added that for this a qualitative change is being worked out with the help of information technology.
He appealed to the judiciary, the Government and the people to make 2022, the 75th year of Independence, a target year to take the country to greater heights.
Modi recalled contribution of lawyers of Allahabad in the freedom struggle, and called upon them to take a lead once again for fulfilling the dream of the freedom fighters when India will be celebrating 75th year of her independence in 2022. Every Indian citizen should contribute to make New India for the new generation when India would be celebrating Diamond Jubilee of her Independence.
While referring to glorious 150 years of the Allahabad High Court, Modi termed it as a pilgrimage of the legal world, and quoted Dr S Radhkrishnan and Mahatma Gandhi who had laid stress that the success of the legal system depended on justice to the poor.
In his address, Chief Justice of India JS Khehar recalled the highest traditions of Judiciary at the Allahabad High Court and threw light on its history and geography. He quoted some land mark judgements of this High Court including that of Zamidari Abolition to provide social justice. Chief Justice Khehar spoke on the contribution of over a dozen legal luminaries of Allahabad. He said the Allahabad High Court had provided five Chief Justices of India.
later Justice Khehar turned nostalgic while sharing RsDil Ki Baat’ with the audience, and admitted that he had learnt a lot from the lawyers. He called upon the Judges to sit in the vacation for five days to decide petty cases, and this will bring down the pendency of cases manifold. Allahabad High Court is known for taking a lead, and this time it should once again avail this opportunity, he said and added that it would make a new beginning.