New Delhi | Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana on Friday termed the pending cases as a major challenge and regretted not paying the necessary attention to the issue of hearing the cases. The Chief Justice said that the concerned people tried to develop the module. However, due to security issues and compatibility, not much progress has been made and modern technology needs to be used to address this issue.
Justice Ramana said, “Let us all proceed with discussion and dialogue in the process of providing speedy and affordable justice to the common man and he will not be the first or the last to contribute to the development of the institution. People will come and go, but The institution lasts forever.” He stressed protecting the credibility of the institution, which is important to get respect from the people and society.
On the functioning of the courts amid the COVID-19 pandemic, he said that running the courts is a priority. The needs of the judiciary were different from those of the rest and emphasized that unless the Bar cooperated, it would be difficult to bring about the necessary changes and said that the Indian judiciary has evolved over time and is defined by a single order or decision. or cannot be judged.
He said, “We have to accept the fact that pendency is a big challenge before us. I must admit that the issue of listing and posting cases is one of the areas to which I could not pay much attention. I’m sorry for that.”
Recently, senior advocate Dushyant Dave had said that the CJI should not have the power to assign and list cases and the apex court should have an automated system for allotment of cases.
Concluding his maiden farewell speech, Justice Ramana said, “I thank all my colleagues and all the members of the Bar for their active support and cooperation. I will surely miss you all.”
Attorney General K.K. Venugopal said that during Justice Ramana’s tenure as CJI, 224 vacancies were filed in the High Court, more than 100 members were appointed in the tribunals and the apex court has a full strength of 34 judges. “What is left for the CJI is the persuasion with which he was able to clear the appointments and vacancies,” he said.
Praising the CJI’s achievements, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said that he has done his duty as the Karta of the legal fraternity.
Supreme Court Bar Association President Vikas Singh said that his retirement is a big loss for all.
