Wednesday, December 26, 2012

‘National Judicial Commission needed to ensure fairness in judiciary’



-- National conference of ABAP held in city

BHUBANESWAR: “We have to improve our investigations and criminal justice system in such a way that the culprits can be punished,” said Supreme Court judge AK Patnaik while addressing the lawyers at the 13th national conference of Akhil Bhartiya Adhivakta Parishad (ABAP) here on Wednesday.

Patnaik said the investigation machinery should be separated from the law enforcement machinery to ensure the better criminal judicial system. “When State judiciary is responsible for giving effect to the central laws, then the centre should pay 50 per cent of the expenses that the State bears for judiciary in all respects,” he added.

In his inauguration speech, the Supreme Court judge said that advocates should not commercialise the legal profession because it disturbs the routine of the court.
Parliamentarians and the ministers should implement the constitutional obligations and objectives enshrined in part IV of the constitution taking the national interest at the forefront, he advised.

Gracing the occasion, Supreme Court Bar Association president MN Krishnamani focused that appointment of Judges should be made transparent in the higher judiciary and National Judicial Commission should be established to ensure fairness in judiciary.

About 1500 delegates including Supreme Court and High Court Judges, noted advocates from sub-division court to the apex court across the country participated in the three-day long conference on the topic of ‘Vitalising Constitutional and Democratic Institutions’ which advocates to promote ethical standard among the lawyers and to ensure that the country has a great constitution and judicial system.

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