The minister's remarks came at a time when the government and the judiciary have differences over the process of appointment of judges to the higher judiciary.
"After becoming judges, they do not have to face elections. People are watching the judges. People make assessments of judgment and the way they deliver justice. In the era of social media, nothing can be hidden. Judges also face public scrutiny and criticism on daily basis," said Union L
During the virtual ninth meeting of ministers of justice of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), Rijiju said that the e-Courts Project, conceptualized as a Mission Mode Project of the Government of India, as a part of the National e-Governance Plan based on the "National Policy and A
Kiren Rijiju said lawyers in the country should be prepared for paperless adding that the Ministry has conveyed to law officers that very soon the system will have to go paperless.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said that the judiciary cannot become the legislature or executive as any incursion by one organ into the domain of the other can upset the apple cart of governance.
Addressing a function held in Supreme Court here to celebrate Constitution day today, the CJI said "We have to make sure justice delivery system is accessible to everyone. Indian judiciary is adopting methods to do the same. we have been adopting technology to do the same."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that for timely justice, the Indian judiciary is taking a lot of steps such as e-initiatives launched today to ensure ease of justice for all.
The Chief Minister was speaking at the national seminar on environment and sustainable Development and the role of judiciary organised by the Gauhati High Court in collaboration with the Assam government at Kaziranga.
Shillong (Meghalaya), Oct 23 (ANI): Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday announced that the Central government has decided to remove all obsolete and archaic laws of the Indian judiciary from the statute box stating that they have no relevance in today's time.
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], October 18 (ANI): Emphasizing the need for reforms in judicial appointments, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju has said the procedure of the Collegium system is very opaque and there exists "internal politics" in the Judiciary.