By Our Legal Correspondent
New Delhi, July 04 (IVC) The Chief Justice of India, Mr D Y Chandrachud said here on Aug 03 said that long winded litigation leave the exhausted public rooting for settlement of their disputes.
Speaking at the commemoration of the week-long Special Lok Adalat at the Supreme Court here on Saturday, he highlighted the importance of Lok Adalats , a forum for settling pending cases amicably, as an alternative disputes redressal mechanism.
He said that the process of litigation frequently became a punishment. The Chief Justice referred to the support received from the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and the Supreme Court Advocates –on-Record Association (SCAORA) during the week.
Mr Chandrachud said when the panels for the Lok Adalat were constituted , it was ensured that every panel would consist of two judges and two members of the Bar.
“The purpose behind doing this was to give ownership to the advocates over the institution because this is not an institution that is only run by the judges and this not the institution of judges, for the judges, by the judges” the Chief Justice stressed.
He said the special Lok Adalat began with the seven Benches initially as “we were skeptical if we would sound successful”. “Bt Thursday we had 13Benches and there was so much work. The purpose of the Lok Adalat has been to take justice to the homes of people and assure people that we are a constant presence in their lives,”, he said.
