Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that atrocities against women and the safety of children are matters of grave concern for society. He said, many strict laws have been made in the country for the safety of women, but there is a need to make it more active.
Mr. Modi said, that the faster the decisions are taken in cases related to atrocities against women, the greater assurance of safety women will get. The Prime Minister was speaking after inaugurating the two-day National Conference of District Judiciary at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi today.
Mr. Modi said, the 75 years of the Supreme Court further enhanced the glory of India as the Mother of Democracy. He said, that 75 years of the Supreme Court is the journey of the Constitution of India and its constitutional values. He said this is the journey of India becoming more mature as a democracy.
Mr Modi said, even in the dark period of emergency, the Supreme Court guaranteed the fundamental rights of the countrymen and every time on question of national interest, the Supreme Court always guarded national integrity. He said, the people of India have never questioned the Supreme Court or the Indian judicial system. That’s why, the completion of 75 years of the Supreme Court is boosting India’s pride as the mother of democracy.
The Prime Minister said, it also emphasises the cultural proclamation that says ‘Satyamev Jayate’. He said, in Indian democracy, the judiciary is considered the protector of the Constitution and this is a huge responsibility in itself. Mr Modi said, people can say with satisfaction that the Supreme Court has made an excellent effort to fulfill this responsibility.
Speaking on Bharatiya Nyay Samhita, the Prime Minister said, the spirit of these laws is – ‘Citizen First, Dignity First and Justice First’. Mr. Modi said, to eliminate delays in justice, work has been done at many levels in the last decade. He said, in the last 10 years, the country has spent about eight thousand crore rupees for the development of judicial infrastructure.
The Prime Minister said, in the Amritkaal of Independence, 140 crore countrymen have only one dream – Developed India, New India. On the occasion, the Prime Minister unveiled a stamp and coin commemorating 75 years of the establishment of the Supreme Court.
In his address, Chief Justice of India Justice D Y Chandrachud said, the conference is a sequel to the All India District Judges Conference which was held at Kutch in March this year, where crucial issues concerning the Indian judiciary and legal system and the role of Judiciary within the framework of law and society were deliberated upon.
He said, the conference will facilitate a dialogue between the district judiciary and everyone else so as to understand the concerns of direct judiciary judges and enable to chart out a collective vision for the future of the Indian legal system.
The Chief Justice said, that statistics on the national judicial data grid show the district judiciary is often the final point of contact a litigant has with the law and not just the first contact.
Addressing the conference, Union Minister for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal informed that under e-courts phase III, around seven thousand 200 crore rupees have been allocated in which cloud technology, artificial intelligence etc is being augmented.
Attorney General of India R. Venkataramani, President of Supreme Court Bar Association Kapil Sibal, and Chairman of Bar Council of India Manan Kumar Mishra also addressed the gathering.
The two-day conference organized by the Supreme Court features five sessions on District Judiciary issues, including infrastructure, inclusive courtrooms, judicial security, case management, and training.
