Indian Judiciary to become completely digital soon: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju
Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Tuesday that the Indian Judiciary will turn entirely digital pretty soon, which will have a huge positive impact on the mechanism of justice delivery.
Speaking during the inauguration of the new S building of the Delhi High Court, the Union Minister said that digital judiciary will have a single window system, where everything would be done by just one click.
As per Rijiju, he had a word regarding e-courts with Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud. He said he had requested the CJI to complete the task during his tenure, adding that this would go a long way in reducing the pendency, which was nearing five crore.
Talking about the new block of Delhi High Court, the Minister said it was very special, complete with modern facilities and architecture. He said it was one of the most modern court buildings in the country.
Rijiju said in terms of population ratio, Delhi perhaps had one of the highest number of lawyers in the country. He further said that he went to the Tis Hazari court and it felt like a rally with so many lawyers around.
Stating that the Central government cannot do much regarding the infrastructure of High Courts since the state government had to bear the cost of HC infrastructure, the Minister said the Centre was ready to help the state government and was always there as a team.
He said the real challenge was in lower courts, some of which were in a pathetic condition. Rijiju said he visited a court and felt ashamed.
He further said that the Allahabad High Court Chief Justice had informed him that he has nominated one Judge to deal with the problem of infrastructure with the state government.
The Union Minister urged Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was present on the occasion, to form a committee on infrastructure as well.
Supreme Court Judge, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, termed the infrastructure in courts as the hardware of judiciary system, while stating that members of the Bench and the Bar constituted the software. He said both were important for smooth functioning of the judiciary. With this facility, the High Court was set to make more laws, deliver more judgments and clear the arrears, added Justice Kaul.
Delhi High Court Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma said the day marked the culmination of a long-standing desire of the Registry as well as Advocates. He said it was a moment to reminisce about this High Court, which has come a long way from being a Circuit Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court to its present form.
Speaking on the occasion, Kejriwal said that judicial infrastructure in the national capital was one of best in the country. He said a couple of days back, he had gone for inauguration of a building in Karkardooma Court, which has spectacular infrastructure.
Someone said there jokingly that after seeing the brilliant courts being built in Delhi, film directors will have to change their sets in movies, where they show courts in a dilapidated condition.
Stating that judiciary was the topmost priority of Delhi government, the Chief Minister said that in their limited resources, they have increased the funding for Judiciary from Rs 500 crore to Rs 1500 crore. If the funding of judiciary was not independent, then how would the judiciary be independent, he asked.
He said this was one of the rare occasions when the topmost representatives of the Central government, the Supreme Court and the Delhi High Court were sharing the stage and that taking advantage of this opportunity, he wanted to float a proposal before them.
The Chief Minister said that Delhi should be made a pilot project. No case in the national capital should remain pending for more than six months. He assured to give any amount of fund needed for this project and said that this pilot project should become an ideal for the entire country and the world.
Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Delhi Vinai Kumar Saxena said that it was only befitting that the High Court of Delhi shall be replete with all modern facilities. He said poor judicial infrastructure was a major problem in the country’s justice system. There was a proportional co-relation between the availability of court infrastructure and productivity in delivery of justice, he added.
Union Minister Hardeep S. Puri said that if the courts were housed in such buildings, the productivity was bound to go up.
He said the foundation pillars of judiciary were working with responsibility and maturity. This court has thrown up some of the finest legal luminaries. It stands to reason that the courts, specially the higher judiciary, should be made more comfortable, he added.
Delhi High Court Bar Association President and Senior Advocate Mohit Mathur, among others, was present on the occasion.
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