Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud. (Image source: ANI)
CJI Chandrachud emphasized that access to justice is an essential service to citizens, especially the most vulnerable groups.
Highlighting the changing demographics of the judiciary, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Sunday said that young people are taking over the control of the judicial system.
“…just the other day we opened a new nursery, increasing our capacity from 20 babies to over 100 babies. This reflects the change in the personnel structure of our judiciary. Young people are gradually taking over power,” CJI Speaking at the farewell ceremony of the National District Judicial Conference.
He further emphasized that judicial services are basic services provided to citizens, especially the most vulnerable groups.
CJI DY Chandrachud said, “Efforts over the past decade have been taken to modernize our judicial system with the objective of creating tech-savvy and user-friendly infrastructure such as well-trained personnel, spacious court buildings, convenience centres, e-service centers , medical facilities and nurseries.
Talking about the pending issues, the CJI highlighted that the current national average disposal rate is 95%. “Despite progress, processing pending cases remains a challenge. Improving our disposal-to-application ratio depends on attracting skilled personnel,” he said.
Informing about the discussions, the CJI said the meeting reviewed the selection criteria for judges and standardized the recruitment schedule for all vacant posts.
CJI Chandrachud stressed: “It is time to think about national integration by recruiting members to the judiciary across the parochial walls of regionalism and state-centric selection.”
The two-day National District Judicial Conference includes six sessions. The national-level conference was attended by more than 800 participants from the jurisdictions of various states and Union Territories.
The “Infrastructure and Human Resources” session aims to explore how to strengthen the infrastructure and human capital of regional judicial institutions.
