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CJI Surya Kant: dialogue, dignity, inclusion key to justice access
CJI Surya Kant on Saturday said dialogue, dignity and inclusion are essential for effective access to justice, and legal aid must do more than dispose of cases. Speaking at the NALSA Western…
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CJI Surya Kant on Saturday said dialogue, dignity and inclusion are essential for effective access to justice, and legal aid must do more than dispose of cases. Speaking at the NALSA Western Zone conference in Indore, he urged that people be heard in their own languages and treated as citizens, not case numbers. He called legal services volunteers a 'judicial army' taking schemes to the grassroots.
Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal and Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav attended the inaugural session. CM Yadav said the justice system is being revamped through e-filing, digital records, virtual hearings and new laws replacing colonial-era legislation. The conference brings together senior judges, government officials and legal services representatives.
The Indian Opinion
The CJI's call for dialogue and dignity is welcome, but some will dismiss it as platitude until budgets match words. Others overhype technology as cure-all, ignoring that e-filing means little if a tribal woman cannot read the form. The real test is not the speech but how many legal aid clinics now offer interpreters in local languages. A simple number will settle it: next year's NALSA report must show language access data.
Sources (4): hindustantimes.com, thehindu.com, deccanherald.com, indiatoday.in
This story was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above.
