Half of judiciary’s issues will likely be solved if govt halts state-sponsored litigations: Ex-CJI

Speaking at ISB Leadership Summit 2022, he rued that the state of judicial infrastructure on this nation even after 75 years of independence was ‘disturbing’ and a nationwide research that he had commissioned revealed sure arduous truths concerning the poor state of judicial infrastructure on this nation.

“During the chief ministers and chief justices conference last April, I had the occasion to highlight my understanding of these problems. As I told in the presence of the honourable Prime Minister, one of the major concerns is that the government is the biggest litigator,” he recalled.

“The number of inter-departmental disputes, service matters and those relating to interaction of authorities clogging the system is appalling. Half of the judiciary problem would be solved the moment the government decides to put a halt to the state-sponsored litigations,” Justice Ramana additional mentioned.

Contrary to the general public perception, the independence of judiciary is proscribed to adjudication and doesn’t have the facility in relation to the monetary assist and appointments. Coordinating with the federal government is at all times like strolling a tightrope, he mentioned.

He additional mentioned throughout his 16-month tenure as CJI, the Supreme Court collegium might guarantee appointment of 11 judges to the Apex Court and out of 255 those that it has advisable for the judgeship of varied excessive courts, 233 have already been appointed.

According to him, understanding of the Constitution is important for enterprise college students additionally.