2 min readNew DelhiNov 10, 2015 01:07 AM IST
First published on: Nov 10, 2015 at 01:07 AM IST
Law Minister D V Sadanand Gowda, several Supreme Court judges and Delhi High Court Chief Justice G Rohini attended the closing ceremony of the Legal Services Day in New Delhi.
Underlining that Lok Adalats have become an effective mechanism to dispose of cases, CJI-designate T S Thakur said on Monday that Lok Adalats have “relieved judiciary of a huge burden of trial, appeals and revisional proceedings and resultant delays” by deciding 8.25 crore cases in the last two decades.
“As on September 30, a total of more than 15.14 lakh Lok Adalats have been organised in the country and 8.25 crore cases, including cases pending in the courts as well as those in the pre-litigation stage, have been settled,” he said in his address on Legal Services Day.
Law Minister D V Sadanand Gowda, several Supreme Court judges and Delhi High Court Chief Justice G Rohini attended the closing ceremony of the three-day function in New Delhi.
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Justice Thakur, who is also the executive chairman of National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), said that NALSA has been lending support to the poor so that they get their due.
“No system, no polity, no society can survive where you do not ensure justice,” he said, adding that the legal services authority will keep helping people access the services and benefits sought under various schemes of the government.
Supreme Court Judge A R Dave regretted lack of infrastructure for courts and inadequate number of judges, terming it as one of the chief reasons for justice getting delayed.
Law Minister D V Sadanand Gowda, several Supreme Court judges and Delhi High Court Chief Justice G Rohini attended the closing ceremony of the Legal Services Day in New Delhi.
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