Knocked the Supreme Court to advance gender justice: President
Knocked the Supreme Court to advance gender justice: President
President Ramnath Kovind referred to the reference to the two-decade-old Visakha Guidelines implemented to prevent sexual harassment of women at the workplace. He also referred to the recent directive to give permanent commission and command posting to women officers in the army.
President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday praised the efforts of the Indian judiciary to move ahead on the goal of gender justice and said that the Supreme Court has always been active and progressive. At the International Judicial Conference 2020 on 'Judiciary and the Changing World', the President said that the apex court has led progressive social change. He referred to the reference to the two-decade-old Visakha guidelines implemented to prevent sexual harassment of women at the workplace.
He also referred to the recent instructions to give permanent commission and command post to women officers in the army. Kovind said- If you give an example, the Supreme Court has always been active and progressive to achieve the goal of gender justice. He said the Supreme Court has led progressive social change, from issuing guidelines two decades ago to stop sexual harassment at the workplace, and this month to give equal status to women in the military.
Kovind expressed happiness that the Supreme Court verdict is now available in nine indigenous languages. Which will facilitate the access of common people to these decisions. At the same time, he termed this effort as extraordinary, keeping in mind the linguistic diversity of the nation. Kovind said- Supreme Court should also be praised for carrying out many revolutionary reforms. Through which the common people have access to justice. The historic rulings passed by this court have strengthened the legal and constitutional structures of the country.
The Supreme Court bench and bar are known for their legal acumen and intellectual discretion. What it has achieved is nothing short of a silent revolution to detect and fix problems that adversely affect the justice delivery system. Kovind referred to the role of the judiciary in coordinating environmental protection and sustainable development. Which gets a lot of attention in many countries. On the challenges faced by the judiciary in the wake of the development of information technology, the President said that new questions like data protection and right to privacy had arisen.
He said- With the rise of information technology, new questions have also arisen such as questions related to data and privacy. Kovind said that finally the most important concern of sustainable development needs more attention from now on. You discussed these issues extensively and also suggested measures to meet the challenges. Choosing five important aspects of the conference sessions, such as gender justice, contemporary perspectives on the protection of constitutional values, dynamic deliberation of the Constitution in a changing world, coordination of environmental protection and sustainable development and protection of the right to privacy in the Internet age There could be no better subjects. He said that these aspects affect every member of the global community.
Noting that these five clearly defined themes cover the challenges facing the judiciary around the world, he said that gender justice should remain at the top of the global agenda. In the last decade there has been considerable discussion on the growing populism in the context of constitutional values. As a result, many had to look at constitutions afresh. In recent years, the world has changed very rapidly and unexpectedly and the role of the judiciary must be decisive amid these dramatic changes.
Referring to the possibility of reducing the burden of the court to a large extent by recent steps taken towards bringing alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, he said - instead of adopting a lengthy process of litigation, the dispute resolution problem through arbitration and settlement effectively agreed Helps in solving Indian courts are adopting new technologies to speed up the justice process and are also considering the possibility of artificial intelligence. We are using information technology to ensure smooth functioning of high profile cases.
The President said that the Supreme Court is also actively considering ways to make the courts paperless. I am confident that the deliberations of the conference will not only help strengthen India's judicial system but also other countries. Speaking on the occasion, Chief Justice SA Bobde referred to the positive results of the conference's discussions and said that there is a general formula that binds judges of various jurisdictions which reflect the commitment to deliver justice.
He said that the decisions of the Supreme Court are also cited in other courts of the world and as a result India has become a ray of hope for independent and developing nations. The Chief Justice said that as per the wish of the President, the apex court took the initiative to make its decisions available in nine indigenous languages so that the poor and deprived citizens can also get information about justice. He said that the job of the judiciary is not just to keep an eye on the people in power but also to empower the disadvantaged citizens.
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