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President calls for judicial reforms to take centre-stage
Sunday January 13, 2013 10:06:00 AM,
IANS
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New Delhi: As the
outcry for a speedy justice delivery system gains momentum in the
wake of the Delhi gang-rape, President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday
called for judicial reforms to take "centre-stage in the
fast-transforming world".
"It is imperative for enhancing the quality of justice that is at
the core of human existence and welfare of any society. It is
simply the fundamental goal of all societies," Mukherjee said in
his inaugural address at the International Seminar on Global
Trends in Judicial Reforms here.
The president noted that justice was "time-consuming and
expensive" in India and termed the 3.1 crore pending cases in
subordinate courts and high courts, as of end 2011, "a cause for
concern." The pendency of cases in the Supreme Court was 66,000 in
the end of 2012.
"Delay further adds to the costs. Therefore, in many ways it is
tantamount to denying justice and this is against the principle of
equality that is the bedrock of democracy."
"We must engineer change to reduce the backlog of court cases," he
said adding he had "full faith in the genius of our judiciary to
find the way forward to effect reforms in the judicial system so
as to sustain the faith of the common man in the justice delivery
process".
The efficacy of the judicial system, Mukherjee stressed, would
depend on its capacity to deliver justice to all irrespective of
their social or economic standing in the society.
Also noting that at times, the judiciary has departed from its
traditional role of settling disputes to addressing social
concerns, the president said: "Some of the positive contributions
that such activism have spawned are unquestionable."
However, he cautioned that three organs of state - the executive,
the legislature and the judiciary - should not step into each
others domain.
President Mukherjee also favoured expanding the scope of
International Court of Justice at the Hague.
"In the light of the far-reaching changes gripping the world,
there may be a need to broaden the jurisdiction of the
International Court of Justice at the Hague beyond those involving
trade, business and commerce. This is required in the context of
disputes that arise on account of trans-national commercial
operations," he said.
He urged the international legal fraternity to deliberate allowing
legal professionals to practice without hindrance in all
countries.
"The need also arises as small developing countries are
inadequately equipped due to lack of expertise in the intricacies
of world agreements and its dispute settlement mechanisms," he
said.
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