CJI Ramana rues ‘ad-hoc, unplanned’ improvement and maintenance of judicial infrastructure

CJI Ramana rues ‘ad-hoc, unplanned’ improvement and maintenance of judicial infrastructure

Mumbai: Judicial infrastructure is important for improving access to justice, but it is baffling to note that its improvement and maintenance was being carried out in an ad-hoc and unplanned manner in the country, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said on Saturday.
Noting that an effective judiciary can help in the growth of the economy, the CJI said courts are extremely essential for any society that is governed by rule of law.
CJI Ramana was speaking at the inauguration of two wings of the annexe building at the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court.
The CJI said today’s success should not blind us to the issues that exist.
“We are faced with certain hard facts like several courts do not have proper facilities. Some courts function out of dilapidated buildings. Judicial infrastructure is important for improving access to justice,” he said.
“It is baffling to note that the improvement and maintenance of judicial infrastructure is still being carried out in an ad-hoc and unplanned manner,” CJI Ramana added.
He further said that the building that was inaugurated at Aurangabad on Saturday was envisioned in 2011.
“That it has taken 10 years for this vision to be implemented is extremely worrisome. This is a deeper problem that has plagued the judicial infrastructure planning in our country since the Independence,” the CJI said.
“An effective judiciary can aid in the effective growth of the economy,” he said.
The CJI said he had sent a proposal for the establishment of the National Judicial Infrastructural Authority to the Union Minister of Law and Justice, and added that he was hoping for a positive response.
— PTI

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