Easy medium to raise complaints of judiciary people … said Chief Justice Sanjeev Khanna

New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjeev Khanna said on Wednesday that the judiciary is unique compared to other branches of the state, as it directly connects citizens and gives them easy opportunities to raise their complaints, even if they are against the state and law. CJI Khanna said these things in the program “Celebrate 75 years of the Indian Constitution” organized by the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Credit Association (SCAORA). Justice Gawai said that through judicial review, the Indian judiciary has explained the Constitution, declared unconstitutional laws invalid and maintained democratic values.

What makes the judiciary unique?

The Chief Justice said that after considering what makes the judiciary unique, I understood two major things. The legislature is chosen by the public and represent the public. Executive, especially political executive, is responsible for Parliament or legislature. But the specialty of the judiciary is that it is directly connected to citizens and is the easiest medium to listen to their complaints. Any person can go to any level of court of the judiciary, can do a lawyer, or speak himself. This means that we are directly connected to the citizens. Apart from the Chief Justice, Justice B.K. R. Gawai, Suryakant and Abhay S. Oka also addressed the gathering.

‘Article 21 of the Constitution has widespread’

Supreme Court Justice B.K. R. Gawai said that the scope of Article 21 of the Constitution has been widened and developed to incorporate various rights to fully felt the essence of “right to life”. Justice Gawai said that every day hundreds of citizens come in the court in search of justice, which is a proof of his/her unwavering faith in this institution. The Supreme Court has explained Article 21 and has included many important rights, such as the right to live with human dignity, the right to shelter, the right to health, the right to sleep, the right to protest, the right to protest, the right of water and water, the right against noise, the right against the noise, the right to the illegal and inappropriate custody, the right of judicial protection, the right to the arrested persons, the right to the rights, the right to food, the right of food, the right to food and the right to protect the protect of the hydrus.

Justice Gawai said that the judiciary is not only an institution to give justice, but it plays a basic role in maintaining the rule of law, protecting rights and ensuring justice for all. he/she said that “This belief is a responsibility, which the judiciary plays with full devotion, strengthens the principles inherent in fairness, justice and the Constitution. In the last 75 years, the Supreme Court has played a leading role in shaping the mandate of the Constitution.

‘Indian judiciary has explained the constitution’

Justice Gawai said that through judicial review, the Indian judiciary has explained the Constitution, declared unconstitutional laws invalid and maintained democratic values. he/she said that the constitutional bench of the largest 13-judges of the Supreme Court in the Kesavanand Bharti case (1973) gave a decision that the basic structure of the Constitution could not be abolished by any amendment. Under this, it was said that basic characteristics such as supremacy of the Constitution, democratic government, secularism, legislative-activist-chanting are the separation of powers and federal structure. In the Maneka Gandhi vs. Bharat Sangh case, the Supreme Court decided that the process determined by any law should be fair, justified and appropriate.

On this occasion, Supreme Court Judge Abhay S.K. Oka expressed concern over the increasing number of pending cases on the occasion, especially mentioning more than 4.50 crore pending cases in district courts. Given the severity of pending cases, it would not be absolutely correct to say that the common man has unwavering faith in the judiciary.