Tag: CJI DY Chandrachud

  • For SC, there are no big or small cases; every matter is important: CJI DY Chandrachud 

    Express News Service

    NEW DELHI: CJI DY Chandrachud on Saturday said that for SC which serves the world’s most populous democracy, there are no big or small cases as every matter is important. 

    Speaking at an event organised by the Supreme Court of India to commemorate its 73rd establishment, CJI DY Chandrachud said that court while attending such functions performs constitutional duties, obligations and functions. 

    “For the court, there are no big or small cases, every matter is important because it’s in the seemingly small and routine matters involving our citizens that issues of constitutional and jurisprudential importance emerge. In attending to such grievances, the court performs a plain constitutional duty, a plain constitutional obligation and a plain constitutional function. SC serves the world’s most populous democracy and in true aspect the people’s court as it is a collective heritage of people of India,” the CJI said.

    Taking pride in SC not only emerging as a strong proponent of gender equality but also ensuring linkage of criminal justice administration within the framework of human rights, he said, “Our court has emerged as a strong proponent of gender equality whether it has to be in the interpretation of laws of inheritance or securing entry of women in the armed forces. The court has also ensured that criminal justice administration is not delinked from the framework of human rights. While the death penalty has been upheld to be legal and constitutional, the SC has laid down various mitigating and aggravating circumstances that the judge should take into account before awarding the sentence of death. This ensures fairness in the process. Procedural innovations, open court hearings in views arising out of death penalty cases or psychiatric assessment of death row convicts has a humanising influence on the law.”

    “In the recent budget, GOI has announced a provision of Rs 7,000 crore for phase 3 of the eCourts project. This will help to enhance the accessibility of judicial institutions and improve the efficiency of the justice delivery system in India. Such endeavours will ensure that the court truly reaches out to every citizen of our country. During CoVID 19 pandemic, SC adopted innovative technical solutions to reach out to the people by adopting video conferencing of court proceedings. During the period b/w 23 March 2020 and October 31, 2022, SC alone heard 3.37 lakh cases through video conferencing. We updated our VC structure in courtrooms at meta scale and we are continuing to use such technological infrastructure to allow the hybrid mode of court hearings that allows parties to join court proceedings from any part of the world online,” the CJI said. 

    “Court’s workload during the initial years was a fraction of what we witness today. In the annual report of 2005-06, one of the former Justice BP Singh recounts that when he visited the court for the first time in 1956, the proceedings were solemn and virtually dull and only 5/6 lawyers were present. Over the years, SC’s workload has increased. Every day now SC now has hundreds of cases in its docket. Judges of SC and staff of the registry have put up tremendous work to ensure the speedy disposal of cases. Just to give you a simple sampling, in the last 3 months, 12108 cases were filed before SC and 12471 cases have been disposed of,” he added. 

    NEW DELHI: CJI DY Chandrachud on Saturday said that for SC which serves the world’s most populous democracy, there are no big or small cases as every matter is important. 

    Speaking at an event organised by the Supreme Court of India to commemorate its 73rd establishment, CJI DY Chandrachud said that court while attending such functions performs constitutional duties, obligations and functions. 

    “For the court, there are no big or small cases, every matter is important because it’s in the seemingly small and routine matters involving our citizens that issues of constitutional and jurisprudential importance emerge. In attending to such grievances, the court performs a plain constitutional duty, a plain constitutional obligation and a plain constitutional function. SC serves the world’s most populous democracy and in true aspect the people’s court as it is a collective heritage of people of India,” the CJI said.

    Taking pride in SC not only emerging as a strong proponent of gender equality but also ensuring linkage of criminal justice administration within the framework of human rights, he said, “Our court has emerged as a strong proponent of gender equality whether it has to be in the interpretation of laws of inheritance or securing entry of women in the armed forces. The court has also ensured that criminal justice administration is not delinked from the framework of human rights. While the death penalty has been upheld to be legal and constitutional, the SC has laid down various mitigating and aggravating circumstances that the judge should take into account before awarding the sentence of death. This ensures fairness in the process. Procedural innovations, open court hearings in views arising out of death penalty cases or psychiatric assessment of death row convicts has a humanising influence on the law.”

    “In the recent budget, GOI has announced a provision of Rs 7,000 crore for phase 3 of the eCourts project. This will help to enhance the accessibility of judicial institutions and improve the efficiency of the justice delivery system in India. Such endeavours will ensure that the court truly reaches out to every citizen of our country. During CoVID 19 pandemic, SC adopted innovative technical solutions to reach out to the people by adopting video conferencing of court proceedings. During the period b/w 23 March 2020 and October 31, 2022, SC alone heard 3.37 lakh cases through video conferencing. We updated our VC structure in courtrooms at meta scale and we are continuing to use such technological infrastructure to allow the hybrid mode of court hearings that allows parties to join court proceedings from any part of the world online,” the CJI said. 

    “Court’s workload during the initial years was a fraction of what we witness today. In the annual report of 2005-06, one of the former Justice BP Singh recounts that when he visited the court for the first time in 1956, the proceedings were solemn and virtually dull and only 5/6 lawyers were present. Over the years, SC’s workload has increased. Every day now SC now has hundreds of cases in its docket. Judges of SC and staff of the registry have put up tremendous work to ensure the speedy disposal of cases. Just to give you a simple sampling, in the last 3 months, 12108 cases were filed before SC and 12471 cases have been disposed of,” he added. 

  • Reject elite understanding of democratic process that educated are better decision makers: CJI 

    Express News Service

    NEW DELHI: Stressing the role played by Universal Adult Franchise as an agent of change in the electoral democracy, CJI DY Chandrachud on Friday said that we must reject every form of elite understanding of the democratic process that only the educated are better decision-makers.

    Speaking at the 8th Dr LM Singhvi Memorial Lecture on Universal Adult Franchise: Translating India’s Political Transformation into Social Transformation, he said that individuals, whom society has despised as being uneducated, have shown tremendous political acumen and awareness of local problems, which even the educated may not understand.

    Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar was the Chief Guest at the event. The event was also attended by SC judges, MP/MLAs, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and other legal dignitaries. 

    “The elite perceptions that only educated or few individuals should have the right to vote shows contempt and distrust towards democracy. Since independence, there are lakhs of examples of how individuals have used the power they received in the form of their right to vote to exercise political power beyond merely electing representatives, as they formed pressure groups and movements exerting and influencing the elected representatives to further the rights of individuals and engineer a social transformation. This is truly reflective of participative democracy,” he said. 

    He also said that electoral democracy has been an agent of pervasive change at the village and municipal levels. 

    “The reservation of seats for women and marginalized social groups in panchayats has given them the power to shape their own destinies. There are numerous examples of exemplary work done by women sarpanchs or all-women panchayats in different parts of India. This also demonstrates the bottom-top approach of governance,” the  CJI said. 

    Also speaking at the event, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar appealed to institutions (executive, judiciary and legislature) to work in harmony and tandem for the rise of people and the country. 

    “Harmony is working in tandem with these institutions. All are subject to the ultimate ordinate of the people which is the Parliament. We are on a social rise and our social parameters are ascending like a plateau,” he also said. 

    NEW DELHI: Stressing the role played by Universal Adult Franchise as an agent of change in the electoral democracy, CJI DY Chandrachud on Friday said that we must reject every form of elite understanding of the democratic process that only the educated are better decision-makers.

    Speaking at the 8th Dr LM Singhvi Memorial Lecture on Universal Adult Franchise: Translating India’s Political Transformation into Social Transformation, he said that individuals, whom society has despised as being uneducated, have shown tremendous political acumen and awareness of local problems, which even the educated may not understand.

    Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar was the Chief Guest at the event. The event was also attended by SC judges, MP/MLAs, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and other legal dignitaries. 

    “The elite perceptions that only educated or few individuals should have the right to vote shows contempt and distrust towards democracy. Since independence, there are lakhs of examples of how individuals have used the power they received in the form of their right to vote to exercise political power beyond merely electing representatives, as they formed pressure groups and movements exerting and influencing the elected representatives to further the rights of individuals and engineer a social transformation. This is truly reflective of participative democracy,” he said. 

    He also said that electoral democracy has been an agent of pervasive change at the village and municipal levels. 

    “The reservation of seats for women and marginalized social groups in panchayats has given them the power to shape their own destinies. There are numerous examples of exemplary work done by women sarpanchs or all-women panchayats in different parts of India. This also demonstrates the bottom-top approach of governance,” the  CJI said. 

    Also speaking at the event, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar appealed to institutions (executive, judiciary and legislature) to work in harmony and tandem for the rise of people and the country. 

    “Harmony is working in tandem with these institutions. All are subject to the ultimate ordinate of the people which is the Parliament. We are on a social rise and our social parameters are ascending like a plateau,” he also said. 

  • Shifting of judge: CJI to meet Gujarat lawyers team

    Express News Service

    NEW DELHI:  Amidst news circulating about the proposed transfer of Justice Nikhil S. Kariel of Gujarat HC to Patna High Court, CJI DY Chandrachud on Friday agreed to meet the delegation of Gujarat HC Advocate’s Association (GHCAA) on Monday at 1:30 pm in his chamber. 

    The CJI agreed to meet pursuant to the association seeking time from the judge for putting forth their grievance regarding the proposed transfer of Justice Kariel. Reportedly, General Secretary of Gujarat HC Advocates’ Association, Hardik Brahmbhatt confirmed that a delegation of the GHCAA would be flying to Delhi to meet the CJI on Monday.

    However, the decision about the names of the advocates who will be a part of the delegation has not been decided yet. Yesterday, the GHCAA and Telangana HC Bar Association had resolved to abstain from work indefinitely to protest against the proposed transfer. They had also resolved to abstain from work indefinitely to protest proposed transfer. 

    Aldo Read:Gujarat, Telangana High Court Bars oppose judges’ transfer by Collegium

    Consequently, Gujarat HC judges on Friday morning witnessed empty courtrooms with hardly few litigants or parties-in-person present. The resolution had said that Justice Kariel is one of the finest, honest, upright and unbiased judge whose integrity and honesty is being vouched by the entire Bar in one voice. It had added that the proposed transfer was not right and the members of the Bar will protest indefinitely till the issue is resolved by the collegium and the CJI.

    ‘Monday meeting’Reportedly, General Secretary of Gujarat HC Advocates’ Association, Hardik Brahmbhatt confirmed that a delegation of the GHCAA would be flying to Delhi to meet the CJI on Monday. However the decision about the names of the advocates who will be a part of the delegation has not been decided yet.

    NEW DELHI:  Amidst news circulating about the proposed transfer of Justice Nikhil S. Kariel of Gujarat HC to Patna High Court, CJI DY Chandrachud on Friday agreed to meet the delegation of Gujarat HC Advocate’s Association (GHCAA) on Monday at 1:30 pm in his chamber. 

    The CJI agreed to meet pursuant to the association seeking time from the judge for putting forth their grievance regarding the proposed transfer of Justice Kariel. Reportedly, General Secretary of Gujarat HC Advocates’ Association, Hardik Brahmbhatt confirmed that a delegation of the GHCAA would be flying to Delhi to meet the CJI on Monday.

    However, the decision about the names of the advocates who will be a part of the delegation has not been decided yet. Yesterday, the GHCAA and Telangana HC Bar Association had resolved to abstain from work indefinitely to protest against the proposed transfer. They had also resolved to abstain from work indefinitely to protest proposed transfer. 

    Aldo Read:Gujarat, Telangana High Court Bars oppose judges’ transfer by Collegium

    Consequently, Gujarat HC judges on Friday morning witnessed empty courtrooms with hardly few litigants or parties-in-person present. The resolution had said that Justice Kariel is one of the finest, honest, upright and unbiased judge whose integrity and honesty is being vouched by the entire Bar in one voice. It had added that the proposed transfer was not right and the members of the Bar will protest indefinitely till the issue is resolved by the collegium and the CJI.

    ‘Monday meeting’
    Reportedly, General Secretary of Gujarat HC Advocates’ Association, Hardik Brahmbhatt confirmed that a delegation of the GHCAA would be flying to Delhi to meet the CJI on Monday. However the decision about the names of the advocates who will be a part of the delegation has not been decided yet.