Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Saturday said the Supreme Court’s role should be maintained as a “people’s court”.
This does not mean that the Supreme Court will have to play the role of opposition in Parliament.
He said these things while speaking at an international legal conference organized by the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) in South Goa.
He said that it is fair to criticize the Court for inconsistency or error of legal principle, but its role or function cannot be seen from the perspective of consequences.
“The High Court’s paradigm of access to justice has evolved over the last 75 years and is something we should not ignore,” he said.
Justice Chandrachud said that when the society grows prosperous and prosperous, a perception is created that you should focus only on big things.
Our court is not like that. Our court is a people’s court and I think the role of the apex court as a people’s court should be preserved for the future.
“Now, being a people’s court does not mean that we should play the role of opposition in Parliament,” he said.
The Chief Justice said, “I think, especially in today’s time, there is a big divide between those who think that the Supreme Court is a wonderful institution when you give judgments in their favor, and those who think that when you give judgments in their favor If they give a decision against it then it is an institution which is infamous.”
Justice Chandrachud said, “I think this is a dangerous trend because you cannot look at the role of the apex court or its work from the perspective of results. The outcome of personal matters may be in your favor or against you. “Judges have the right to take decisions in a spirit of independence on a case-by-case basis.” He said that a person has the right to criticize the Court for inconsistency or error of legal principle.
The Chief Justice said, “I am sure that the judges have no problem with it, but the problem arises when the same people see that the court is going in a particular direction and they are all ready to criticize it because the result. Has gone against you.”
He said, “As a legal professional we must have strong common sense to understand that judges have the authority and must make decisions on a case by case basis, depending on what is necessary in that particular situation.” How to apply a legal principle to the facts.”
Talking about the initiatives taken by the Supreme Court, he said that the apex court has done a lot in terms of technology, including e-filing of cases, digitization of case records, transcribing of constitutional bench arguments or live-streaming of court proceedings. Is included. He said that live-streaming of our court proceedings has been transformative despite aspects to the contrary.
Justice Chandrachud said that now the proceedings are not limited to just a special court room with 25 or 30 or 50 lawyers, but it reaches 20,000,000 people almost at the click of a button.
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