Law Minister Has Assured That 106 Recommendations Made For HC Judges Will Be Cleared Soon : CJI Ramana

"The quality of democracy rests on the quality of justice; For a healthy democracy, a vibrant judiciary is essential. The COVID-19 pandemic has created many problems to many institutions, including the judiciary. Thousands of cases have accumulated before different forums, apart from the large vacancies and non-working of courts and lack of virtual conferencing facilities in rural and remote areas. My companion judges and I have attempted to enable the litigant to get faster justice. May onwards, we have recommended more than 106 judges to different high courts and 9 Chief Justices to various high courts. The government has cleared some of them and the Hon'ble Law Minister has assured that the rest of the things will come in one or two days. I thank the government for clearing these vacancies and giving quick access to justice to the people. These appointments will take care of the pendency to some extent. I seek cooperation and support from the government to enable access to justice and to strengthen the democracy", stated CJ N. V. Ramana on Saturday.

The CJI, who is also the Patron-in-Chief of the National Legal Services Authority(NALSA) was speaking at the launch of pan-India Awareness and Outreach Campaign on 2nd October, 2021 from Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The President of India Ram Nath Kovind wasthe Chief Guest. The Programme also witnessed the presence of the Union Minister for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju, Justice U. U. Lalit,Executive Chairman, NALSA, and Justice A. M. Khanwilkar, Chairperson,Supreme Court Legal Services Committee.