President Droupadi Reminds for Effective Access to Justice!

Santhra Krishna
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President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu was on a three-day visit to Jharkhand for inaugurating the biggest high court in India and on this occasion, she stressed the importance of the presence of a broad system.

She highlighted why it is important to have a broad and comprehensive system that addresses the cases which did not get any verdict from the court. 

1. A Reminder for Justice

The  President of the country emphasized the importance of having a broad and proper system that addresses the real issues of the country.

She was addressing the audience who gathered for the inauguration of the country’s largest high court at Jharkhand. The Jharkhand High Court was constructed with fora budget of Rs.550 Crores.

In her speech, she mentioned the minority who finds it hard to enjoy a life that is free from the hands of injustice. She stated that it is high time to address the delays in the time taken to deliver justice.

2. Rising Concerns

The main concern was regarding the time that is taken for justice to be delivered to the innocent citizen.

There are a lot of people who are trapped in the legal mace and find it hard to find the way out. However, the major issue that these people face is the delay in receiving justice. 

Ignorance can cause a lot more innocent people to get, as well as interested citizens at large, trapped in the hands of the injustice system. She raised a question during her speech on what can be done by these people.

She also raised her concerns on the situation of people who are trapped in the, as well as citizens who did not commit. 

3. The Bold Move 

During the inauguration function, Chief Justice of India, D.Y Chandrachud delivered his speech in Hindi. President Droupadi Murmu also quoted this and appreciated his bold move.

Moreover, she also encouraged the other judges to deliver their speeches in Hindi and to get inspired by this act by the Chief Justice of the country. 

4. Financial Burden 

The President also raised her concerns over the financial burden that the citizen of this country has to bear to access justice.

However, she then insisted everyone linked to the judicial system of the country to ensure that law and justice are the same from top to bottom of the pyramid.

The stakeholders must ensure that the law, power, justice, and rights are equally distributed among everyone and have access to it as well. 

Moreover, the event was cherished by the presence of many dignitaries like Arjun Ram Meghwal (Union Law Minister), Sanjay Mishra (Court Chief Justice), and more. 

“Speaking extempore briefly while concluding her speech, President Droupadi Murmu underlined the issues related to implementation of verdicts given by the courts. She urged the Chief Justice of India, Union Minister of Law and Justice, Judges and other stakeholders to devise a system to deal with such cases where verdicts are not implemented. She highlighted that the people who have spent their time, energy and money to fight the case for years should get justice in real sense.”

This is what was tweeted by President Droupadi Murmu (@rashtrapatibhvn)

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