The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi participated in the inaugural session of the Joint Conference of Chief Ministers of States and Chief Justices of High Courts at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi today. He also addressed the gathering on the occasion. Chief Justice of India Justice N.V. Ramana, Justice UU Lalit of Supreme Court, Union Ministers Shri Kiren Rijiju and Prof S.P. Singh Baghel, Supreme Court Judges, Chief Justices of High Courts, Chief Ministers and LGs of states and Union Territories were among those present on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister said “in our country, while the role of the judiciary is that of the guardian of the constitution, the legislature represents the aspirations of the citizens. I believe that this confluence and balance of these two branches of the Constitution will prepare the roadmap for an effective and time bound judicial system in the country.” He said that 75 years of independence have continuously clarified the roles and responsibilities of both the judiciary and the executive. Wherever it is necessary, this relation has evolved continuously to give direction to the country, he said. Calling the Conference a vibrant manifestation of the beauty of the Constitution, the Prime Minister said that he has been coming to the conference for a very long time, first as Chief Minister and now as Prime Minister. ‘In a way, I am quite senior in terms of this Conference’ he said in a light-hearted manner.
Setting the tone for the conference, the Prime Minister said “In 2047, when the country will complete 100 years of its independence, then what kind of judicial system would we like to see in the country? How do we make our judicial system so capable that it can fulfil the aspirations of India of 2047, these questions should be our priority today”. “Our vision in Amrit Kaal should be of such a judicial system in which there is easy justice, speedy justice, and justice for all”, he added.
The Prime Minister emphasized that government is working hard to reduce delay in justice delivery and efforts are on for increasing judicial strength and improving judicial infrastructure. He said ICT has been deployed for case management and efforts to fill the vacancies at various levels of judiciary are underway.
The Prime Minister reiterated his vision of use of technology in governance in the context of judicial work. He said that the Government of India considers the possibilities of technology in the judicial system as an essential part of the Digital India mission. He appealed to the Chief Ministers and Chief Justices of High Courts to take this forward. The e-courts project is being implemented today in mission mode, he said. He gave example of success of digital transections as they becoming common in small towns and even in villages. Out of all the digital transactions that took place in the world last year, 40 percent of the digital transactions took place in India, the Prime Minister informed. Proceeding further on the theme of use of technology, the Prime Minister said that nowadays, subjects like block-chains, electronic discovery, cybersecurity, robotics, AI and bioethics are being taught in law universities in many countries. “It is our responsibility that in our country also legal education should be according to these international standards”, he said.
The Prime Minister said it is important to promote local languages in the courts so that people of the country feel connected with the judicial process and their faith in the same increases. He said that people right to judicial process will strengthen by this. He also said that local languages are being promoted in technical education also.
The Prime Minister also talked about the complexities and obsolescence in laws. He informed that in 2015, the government identified 1800 laws which had become irrelevant and 1450 laws have already been repealed. Noting that only 75 such laws have been removed by the states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said “I would urge all the Chief Ministers that for the rights of the citizens of their state and for their ease of living, definitely steps should be taken in this direction.”
Prime Minister insisted that judicial reform is not merely a policy matter. Human sensitivities are involved and they should be kept in the centre of all the deliberations. Today, there are about 3.5 lakh prisoners in the country who are under-trial and are in jail. Most of these people are from poor or ordinary families, he pointed out. In every district there is a committee headed by the District Judge, so that these cases can be reviewed and
wherever possible, such prisoners may be released on bail. “I would appeal to all Chief Ministers and Chief Justices of High Courts to give priority to these matters on the basis of humanitarian sensibility and law”, he added.
The Prime Minister said mediation is also an important tool for settlement of pending cases in the courts especially at the local level. There is a thousands of years old tradition of settlement of disputes through mediation in our society. Mutual consent and mutual participation, in its own way, is a distinct human concept of justice, he said. With this thinking, said the Prime Minster, the government has introduced the Mediation Bill in the Parliament as an umbrella legislation. “With our rich legal expertise, we can become a global leader in the field of solution by mediation. We can present a model to the whole world”, he said.
हमारे देश में जहां एक ओर judiciary की भूमिका संविधान संरक्षक की है, वहीं legislature नागरिकों की आकांक्षाओं का प्रतिनिधित्व करती है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) April 30, 2022
मुझे विश्वास है कि संविधान की इन दो धाराओं का ये संगम, ये संतुलन देश में प्रभावी और समयबद्ध न्याय व्यवस्था का roadmap तैयार करेगा: PM
आज़ादी के इन 75 सालों ने judiciary और executive, दोनों के ही roles और responsibilities को निरंतर स्पष्ट किया है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) April 30, 2022
जहां जब भी जरूरी हुआ, देश को दिशा देने के लिए ये relation लगातार evolve हुआ है: PM @narendramodi
2047 में जब देश अपनी आज़ादी के 100 साल पूरे करेगा, तब हम देश में कैसी न्याय व्यवस्था देखना चाहेंगे?
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) April 30, 2022
हम किस तरह अपने judicial system को इतना समर्थ बनाएँ कि वो 2047 के भारत की आकांक्षाओं को पूरा कर सके, उन पर खरा उतर सके, ये प्रश्न आज हमारी प्राथमिकता होना चाहिए: PM @narendramodi
भारत सरकार भी judicial system में technology की संभावनाओं को डिजिटल इंडिया मिशन का एक जरूरी हिस्सा मानती है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) April 30, 2022
उदाहरण के तौर पर, e-courts project को आज mission mode में implement किया जा रहा है: PM @narendramodi
आज छोटे कस्बों और यहाँ तक कि गाँवों में भी डिजिटल transaction आम बात होने लगी है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) April 30, 2022
पूरे विश्व में पिछले साल जितने डिजिटल ट्रांजेक्शन हुए, उसमें से 40 प्रतिशत डिजिटल ट्रांजेक्शन भारत में हुए हैं: PM @narendramodi
आजकल कई देशों में law universities में block-chains, electronic discovery, cybersecurity, robotics, AI और bioethics जैसे विषय पढ़ाये जा रहे हैं।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) April 30, 2022
हमारे देश में भी legal education इन international standards के मुताबिक हो, ये हमारी ज़िम्मेदारी है: PM @narendramodi
हमें courts में स्थानीय भाषाओं को प्रोत्साहन देने की जरूरत है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) April 30, 2022
इससे देश के सामान्य नागरिकों का न्याय प्रणाली में भरोसा बढ़ेगा, वो उससे जुड़ा हुआ महसूस करेंगे: PM @narendramodi
एक गंभीर विषय आम आदमी के लिए कानून की पेंचीदगियों का भी है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) April 30, 2022
2015 में हमने करीब 1800 ऐसे क़ानूनों को चिन्हित किया था जो अप्रासंगिक हो चुके थे।
इनमें से जो केंद्र के कानून थे, ऐसे 1450 क़ानूनों को हमने खत्म किया। लेकिन, राज्यों की तरफ से केवल 75 कानून ही खत्म किए गए हैं: PM
हर जिले में डिस्ट्रिक्ट जज की अध्यक्षता में एक कमेटी होती है ताकि इन केसेस की समीक्षा हो सके, जहां संभव हो बेल पर उन्हें रिहा किया जा सके।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) April 30, 2022
मैं सभी मुख्यमंत्रियों, high courts के chief justices से अपील करूंगा कि मानवीय संवेदनाओं और कानून के आधार पर इन मामलों को प्राथमिकता दें: PM
आज देश में करीब साढ़े तीन लाख prisoners ऐसे हैं, जो under-trial हैं और जेल में हैं।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) April 30, 2022
इनमें से अधिकांश लोग गरीब या सामान्य परिवारों से हैं: PM @narendramodi
न्यायालयों में, और ख़ासकर स्थानीय स्तर पर लंबित मामलों के समाधान के लिए मध्यस्थता- Mediation भी एक महत्वपूर्ण जरिया है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) April 30, 2022
हमारे समाज में तो मध्यस्थता के जरिए विवादों के समाधान की हजारों साल पुरानी परंपरा है: PM @narendramodi
हर जिले में डिस्ट्रिक्ट जज की अध्यक्षता में एक कमेटी होती है ताकि इन केसेस की समीक्षा हो सके, जहां संभव हो बेल पर उन्हें रिहा किया जा सके।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) April 30, 2022
मैं सभी मुख्यमंत्रियों, high courts के chief justices से अपील करूंगा कि मानवीय संवेदनाओं और कानून के आधार पर इन मामलों को प्राथमिकता दें: PM
आज देश में करीब साढ़े तीन लाख prisoners ऐसे हैं, जो under-trial हैं और जेल में हैं।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) April 30, 2022
इनमें से अधिकांश लोग गरीब या सामान्य परिवारों से हैं: PM @narendramodi
आज देश में करीब साढ़े तीन लाख prisoners ऐसे हैं, जो under-trial हैं और जेल में हैं।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) April 30, 2022
इनमें से अधिकांश लोग गरीब या सामान्य परिवारों से हैं: PM @narendramodi
न्यायालयों में, और ख़ासकर स्थानीय स्तर पर लंबित मामलों के समाधान के लिए मध्यस्थता- Mediation भी एक महत्वपूर्ण जरिया है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) April 30, 2022
हमारे समाज में तो मध्यस्थता के जरिए विवादों के समाधान की हजारों साल पुरानी परंपरा है: PM @narendramodi
