Lucknow, Sep 11 (Bureau) Supreme Court Judge, Justice Krishna Murari on Saturday said that providing justice is not only the duty of the judges but it is also the duty of other components of the justice delivery system. Inaugurating a two-day Conference on ‘Justice Delivery System: Challenges and Solutions’ organised by Judicial Training and Research Institute, Uttar Pradesh, Justice Murari said, “It is not only necessary for the other stakeholders to assist the courts in dispensation of justice but should also to ensure that justice is provided quickly.” He also referred to the Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanism (ADR) to speed up the process of the justice delivery system. He said that we need to inspire and educate people to maintain their trust in the ADR as well as in the judicial system. Speaking on the occasion as the guest of honour, Supreme Court Judge, Justice Vikram Nath said that he is very happy to know that all the stakeholders are participating in this conference as now the time has come to seriously think about the pending cases.
“It is an urgent need that all the stakeholders should discharge their duties with utmost sincerity and sensitivity,” he said. He also said that the common man still reposes trust in the justice delivery system. He suggested that Alternative Mechanism should be used through Lok Adalat and Mediation to settle disputes outside the courts to lessen the burden of courts and dispense quick justice. Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court Justice Rajesh Bindal while addressing the participants said that to maintain people’s trust in the justice delivery system, we need to think and work seriously about disposal of the pending cases quickly. “We need to enquire the reasons for delay in the disposal of cases so that we may deliver justice on time,” he said. He referred to the disposal of huge number of cases in Lok Adalat in UP and while inspiring the participants he said that we need to set examples for the rest of the states by disposing of as many cases as possible.
“We may have limited human and technical resources and we may also have less number of judges but we cannot tell these reasons to the litigants as getting quick and inexpensive justice is the right of litigants,” he said. In this context, he referred to the Action Plan of the High Court for quick disposal of cases. Senior Judge of Allahabad High Court at Lucknow Justice Ramesh Sinha welcomed the chief guest Justice Krishna Murari, guests of honour Justice Vikram Nath, Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and the other dignitaries and delegates. The objective of this conference is to strengthen the justice delivery system at the district level and as such all the stakeholders of the criminal justice system were brought on one platform for discussions and deliberations with a view to identify the persisting challenges and to find out the solutions for speedy and smooth delivery of justice to litigants.