Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Sarshanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat has stressed the need for law practitioners to reach out to masses for whom justice is still not accessible.
“There is need for giving voice to millions who still cannot afford legal assistance. The gap which is existing seven decades of the independence should be bridged,” he said. He was speaking at the concluding session of the silver jubilee celebrations of the Akhil Bharatiya Adhivakta Parishad here on Sunday.
Dr. Bhagwat said equally importance should be given to educating people about the legal systems in place as a large chunk of them were still unaware of laws. Once the people were educated in this direction, they would themselves inculcate discipline in line with the rule of the law. “Enforcement of law is necessary. But the process will become totally effective when masses are educated about the systems in practice,” he said.
“The justice system is governed by legal framework, but many a time we encounter situations where an action which is right legally cannot be so morally. The powers given to police to shoot anyone during emergency is one such instance. The police is right legally. But morally?” he wondered.
In this context, he said though the Constitution was written on the basis of the national ethos, it still had several laws that were taken from foreign sources which needed to be rectified. “The British developed a legal system keeping their needs in view. Our system should meet our own needs,” he said.
Chairman of the reception committee Justice L. Narasimha Reddy and others spoke.
