Jodhpur. Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the Platinum Jubilee closing ceremony of the establishment of Rajasthan High Court in Jodhpur today. On this occasion, he also virtually inaugurated the High Court Museum.
On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Rajasthan High Court, a Platinum Jubilee function was organized at the Jodhpur High Court on Sunday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended it as the chief guest. PM Modi also inaugurated the Rajasthan High Court Museum. While addressing the function, he mentioned the work done by the government to implement the Indian Judicial Code in place of the IPC, abolish Article 370, and CAA.
The ‘secular civil code’ that the Prime Minister had mentioned from the Red Fort recently, was reiterated again in this program today. Modi said… I spoke about the ‘secular civil code’ from the Red Fort on 15 August. Even though this is the first time that a government has become so vocal on this issue, our judiciary has been advocating it for decades. He also said that the example of the removal of Article 370 from Kashmir, the example of the constitutional integration of the country… the example of laws like CAA are before us. What natural justice says in the national interest on such issues has been completely clear from the decisions of our courts. From the High Court to the Supreme Court, topics like nation first have been strengthened on such issues many times.
‘BNS freed the country from colonial mindset’
PM said that after so many decades of independence, overcoming the mentality of slavery, the country has adopted Indian Judicial Code in place of Indian Penal Code. Justice instead of punishment… this is also the basis of Indian thinking. Indian Judicial Code liberates our country from colonial mindset. Our country has changed rapidly in the last decade. We have risen from 10th position 10 years ago to become the 5th largest economy of the world. Today the dreams of the country are big and the aspirations of the countrymen are also big. Therefore it is important that we modernize our systems. Justice for all is equally important for this.
IT revolution brought a big change in the justice system
Modi, while referring to the IT revolution in the country, said that it has brought about a big change in the judicial system. He said…how big a change can be brought about by the IT revolution. Our e-courts are the biggest example of this. Information of more than 26 crore cases has been linked to a centralized platform through the National Judicial Data Grid. More than 3 thousand courts and more than 12 thousand jails across the country have been connected through video conference. I am happy that Rajasthan is also working rapidly in this direction. Paperless courts, electronic service for summons are not ordinary changes.
After uttering the word ‘Chakkar’, PM said… don’t feel bad…
PM said that in front of our court… don’t mind… the word ‘chakkar’ (dizziness) had become mandatory.
During this, the Prime Minister suddenly stopped speaking… then said that ‘Don’t feel bad… the word ‘chakkar’ (dirty) before court had become mandatory in our country. The court’s rounds, the court’s rounds, if you get stuck in them, you don’t know when you will get out. Today, the country has taken effective steps to end that word ‘chakkar’. For this, we have to continuously reform our judicial system.’ He said that today, the system of less expensive alternative dispute mechanism in the country will promote ease of living as well as ease of justice in the country. The government has taken many steps in this direction by changing the laws and adding new provisions. With the cooperation of the judiciary, these systems will become more powerful.
IT Integration-A Tried and Tested Formula for Empowering the Poor
All the IT systems of the country which are working separately should be integrated. From the Supreme Court to the district courts, all should work together. This integration project has been started in all the district courts of Rajasthan. The use of technology is becoming a tried and tested formula for empowerment of the poor in today’s India. The government is also promoting an innovative solution called Disha for this. Our law students can help us in this campaign. Apart from this, work is also to be done to make legal documents and judgments available to people in local languages. Our Supreme Court has started this. A software has been developed through which people can get judicial documents in 18 languages. I am confident that our courts will continue to give priority to ease of justice in this way. The developed India with which we are moving ahead should have a guarantee of accessible, simple and easy justice for everyone… this is very important.