LAW DAY CELEBRATIONS
The Union Minister
of Law and Justice, Shri K. Jana Krishnamurthi has said that Government
was working to institute National Awards for Members of the Bar
and the Bench for the excellence in justice delivery system on
the Law Day being celebrated every year on November 26 to commemorate
the adoption of the Constitution of India on that day in 1949
by the Constituent Assembly. Addressing a function organised by
the Bar Association of the Supreme Court of India under the Chairmanship
of the Chief Justice of India, Shri Justice G.B. Pattanaik here
this evening, the Law Minister urged the legal professionals to
ensure balance and harmony of the rhythm of the Constitution between
various constitutional authorities without trying to upstage each
other.
As for apprehensions
of the Bar over the recent amendment effected in the Legal Services
Authorities Act, 1987 to transfer all cases of public utility
services to the permanent Lok Adalats, the Law Minister allayed
their concerns and said that the amended Act should be given trial
before the Government would give a re-look in the matter.
The Minister
of State for Law, Justice, Coal and Mines, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad
assured the Bar that Government would consider with open mind,
any proposal from them to expedite justice delivery system.
Attorney General
for India, Shri Soli Sorabjee called for evolving a mechanism
for disciplining deviant judges.
The Chief Justice
of India, Shri Justice G.B. Pattanaik said that the level of a
country’s development could be judged by how underprivileged and
poor were administered justice. He also called for introspection
by both the Bench and the Bar to work out measures for revamping
a time bound quick and cost effective justice delivery system.
The President
of the Supreme Court Bar Association, Shri R.K. Jain, suggested
financial autonomy for judiciary in order to sustain the independence
of judiciary as envisaged in the Constitution of India.
The Supreme Court
Bar Association read out the Law Day Charter, which, among others,
reiterated the commitment and resolve of the Bar to ensure equal
and universal access of the people to the system of justice, especially
to the poor, the weak and the deprived.
The Supreme Court
building was illumined on the occasion as part of weak long celebrations
of the 53rd National Law Day.
