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Besides discharging the judicial function, judges from the district judiciary perform numerous functions, the CJI has said, including administrators of courts, mentors to young judges, and communicators in society
The Chief Justice of India has called upon the legal fraternity to stop calling the district judiciary as the subordinate judiciary.
Referring to the district judiciary as one which shoulders tremendous responsibility and is aptly described as the ‘backbone of the judiciary’, the CJI has said, "To sustain the spine of the legal system, we must stop calling the district judiciary as the subordinate judiciary. Seventy-five years after Independence, the time has come for us to bury one more relic of the British era – the colonial mindset of subordination".
During his inaugural address at the National Conference of the District Judiciary starting today, the CJI highlighted how district judiciary is a crucial component of the rule of law as it is the first point of contact for a citizen in search of justice.
"The district judiciary is a crucial component of the rule of law. The arc of pending cases is defined by a triangle or a pyramid, large at the base and tapering as we move upwards. Data on the NJDG reveals a basic truth - the district judiciary is not just the first but more often, the final point of contact for citizens...", he said.
CJI also referred to data on the changing demography of the judiciary.
"An increasing number of women have been joining the district judiciary in the past few years. Women consisted of 58% of the total recruitment for Civil Judges in Rajasthan in 2023. 66% of the judicial officers appointed in Delhi in 2023 were women. In Uttar Pradesh, 54% of the appointments for Civil Judge (Junior Division) in the batch of 2022 were women. In Kerala, 72% of the total number of judicial officers are women. These are a few examples which paint the picture of a promising judiciary of the future....", he pointed out.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who inaugurated the event at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi today has said that quicker the decisions in cases related to atrocities against women, the greater will be the assurance of safety for half the population.
Speaking at the inauguration function of the two-day National Conference of District Judiciary organized by the Supreme Court of India, PM Modi stressed the urgent need for fast decisions in cases of atrocities against women.
The Prime Minister also underscored the importance of the fast-track special courts established in 2019 and said that these have been designed to accelerate legal proceedings and provide a quicker resolution for victims.
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