Panaji. Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud said that the role of the Supreme Court as a people’s court should be preserved but it does not mean that it should play the role of opposition in Parliament. 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 Chief Justice was addressing the first conference of the Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association (SCAORA) organized in South Goa.
“The High Court’s paradigm of access to justice has evolved over the last 75 years and is something that we should not ignore,” he said. Justice Chandrachud said that as a society grows prosperous and prosperous, such The perception is that you should only focus on the 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 legal professionals 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 “How to apply a legal principle to the facts in that particular situation.”
Talking about the initiatives taken by the Supreme Court, the CJI 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. Streaming 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.
