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Modernisation, involvement essential for clearing backlog of cases: SC judge

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Supreme Court judge Justice P. Sathasivam (second right) releasing the souvenir at the Students Endowment for Legal Education and Charitable Trust-1975’s convention in Coimbatore on Saturday. B.Kanakasabapathy, an advocate, who has completed 60 years at the Bar, receives the first copy. (From left) Madras High Court judges Justice T.Sudanthiram, Justice F.M.Ibrahim Kalifulla, and Justice D.Murugesan (right) are in the picture.

Coimbatore: Modernisation of judiciary in the form of computerisation and involvement of the benches and the Bar in speedy disposal of cases are paramount for clearing backlog of cases, said Supreme Court judge Justice P. Sathasivam on Saturday.

Justice Sathasivam was speaking at a function organised by the Students Endowment for Legal Education and Charitable Trust 1975 (SELECT 75) to distribute law books to various Bar Associations and scholarship.

He said there were 15,000 odd courts in over 2,500 court complexes across the country and the judiciary as on date had a backlog of 25 million cases while the High Courts alone accounted for 37.11 lakh cases and the Supreme Court about 44,819 cases.

He pointed out that the Supreme Court had been modernised to a greater extent wherein judgement copies were being made available within 24 hours and even the High Courts had started going in for modernisation. He said for modernisation, the State Governments should provide funds for the High Courts and subordinate courts. He exhorted the members of the Bar and practising lawyers to specialise in various fields of emerging legislations, especially with a focus on multi-national companies and corporate houses who sought the services of experienced lawyers for preparation of contracts, clauses and arbitrations.

He also wanted the media to exercise some restraint in reporting judicial proceedings. He advised the SELECT Trust to contemplate on opening a School of Excellence in Law.

Madras High Court judge Justice F.M. Ibrahim Kalifullah said SELECT wanted to do something concrete for the development of fraternity rather than being an association for dining together once in a while, hence the decision to provide scholarships, law books and create awareness on Right to Information Act.

Justice Kalifullah said a number of students of the 1972-75 batch, who formed the SELECT, had become judges in the Supreme Court and the High Courts besides excelling as legal practitioners.

Madras High Court judge Justice D. Murugesan said the Bar and the benches had equal responsibility and accountability to the litigant public.

Madras High Court judge Justice T. Sudanthiram welcomed the gathering. Law books were given to various taluk Bar Associations and a souvenir was released on the occasion.

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