-The Indian Express Continuing to express concern over low judge-population ratio in the country, Chief Justice of India TS Thakur on Sunday said access to justice was a fundamental right and governments cannot afford to deny it to the people. Bhubaneswar: A FORTNIGHT after his impassioned appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over shortage of Judges, Chief Justice of India T S Thakur on Sunday said courts in the country now require...
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CJAR has suggested steps to improve efficiency of Indian courts
-Press release from Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms The problem of judicial delays has recently gained public attention in light of the impassioned appeal by the Chief Justice of India to the Government, at the Joint Conference of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices on 24 April 2016, to increase the strength of Judges and clear all pending files relating to judicial appointments. The Chief Justice of India also appealed to...
More »CJAR condemns Government apathy towards judicial reforms
-Press Release from Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms The recent joint conference of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices of High Courts and the Supreme Court of India, concluded with an anguished appeal from the Chief Justice of India for far greater government participation in ensuring urgent judicial reforms, especially in addressing the vast shortage of Judges. The Chief Justice of India’s speech also revealed that the efficient functioning of the...
More »These Damning Figures About The Indian Judiciary Will Make You Want To Cry Too -Betwa Sharma
-HuffingtonPost.in NEW DELHI: Over the weekend, Chief Justice of India Tirath Singh Thakur implored Prime Minister Narendra Modi to double the number of Judges serving in Indian courts. Speaking at a conference of chief justices and chief ministers on Sunday, Thakur made an emotional appeal to the central government to provide some respite to the serving 21,000 Judges, who are handling a preposterous number of cases, while tens of thousands of people...
More »CJI Thakur’s emotional appeal to Modi to protect judiciary -Krishnadas Rajagopal
-The Hindu The Chief Justice’s remarks and appeal saw the Prime Minister deliver an unscheduled speech immediately after the former took his seat Breaking down several times in his half-hour speech addressed directly at Prime Minister Narendra Modi present on the dais at the Annual Chief Ministers and Chief Justices Conference on Sunday, Chief Justice of India, Tirath Singh Thakur, launched a scathing attack on government inaction, squarely blaming the Centre for...
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