State supports all-India judicial service proposal: CM

“We have expressed our opinion in favour of the All-India Judicial Service to the Union government. However,we would like the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa to come forward with their view on this issue,” Chavan said.

Chavan also supported optional use of Marathi in Bombay High Court. “There should be a provision for conducting process of dispensing justice in the mother tongue of the litigant,” he said.

Chavan,noting that pendency of cases in Maharashtra has reduced in the last two years,said it was still high and spoke of the need to use technology to reduce pendency. “At the same time,alternative dispute redressal mechanisms like mediation and Lok Adalats are also necessary,” Chavan said.

The Chief Minister was speaking at the inauguration of a two-day law conference in Thane. The conference was organised by the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa.

As part of the event,several senior judges will present their views Sunday,including Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice Abhay Oka of Bombay High Court.

Supreme Court judge Ranjana Desai and the recently appointed Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court,Ajay Khanwilkar,will speak at the conference.