#PresidentKovind inaugurates National Law Day Conference; says public life is today a glass house. There is a relentless demand for transparency and scrutiny. Our legal fraternity needs to be mindful of these legitimate urges of the people.
On this day, we recall with gratitude the members of the Constituent Assembly who gave us this vibrant and inspiring Constitution. And in particular, we pay tribute to Dr B.R. Ambedkar, the Chief Architect of our Constitution #PresidentKovind
While we take pride in our courts, it is a paradox that the poor often shy away from a legal battle, worried about duration and cost. And the well-off sometimes use the judicial process to delay resolution to issues they simply do not want resolved #PresidentKovind
The time has come to examine the issue of adjournments and whether they are to be limited just to absolute emergencies – or continue to be allowed to be used for tactical delays by one party or the other #PresidentKovind
Enhancing legal literacy; simplifying legal rules; easier language while delivering judgements; quick availability of certified translated copies of High Court judgements in the local language - these endeavours will take justice closer to ordinary citizens #PresidentKovind
We are entering the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Relationship between humans and machines will test previous precedents and even our template of ethics. Our legal system and our judiciary must continue to be responsive #PresidentKovind
Of 17,000 judges in our subordinate courts, HCs and SC only about 4,700 are women; also there is an unacceptably low representation of OBCs, SCs and STs. Without in any manner compromising on quality, we need to take measures to remedy this situation #PresidentKovind
Of 17,000 judges in our subordinate courts, HCs and SC only about 4,700 are women; also there is an unacceptably low representation of OBCs, SCs and STs. Without in any manner compromising on quality, we need to take measures to remedy this situation #PresidentKovind
Like our other public institutions, our judiciary too has to be judicious in being representative of the diversity of our country. And the breadth and depth of our society #PresidentKovind
All three organs of the state – the judiciary, executive and legislature - need to be careful not to cross into each other’s finely-defined spaces. Or give the opportunity to read transgressions even when none is intended #PresidentKovind
Sometimes extraneous comments and obiter dicta come to dominate public debates, crowding out a substantive understanding and deliberation of a well thought-out judgement #PresidentKovind
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