Mangalore: Odisha HC Chief Justice Calls for Faster Disposal of Court Cases
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Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (PS)
Mangalore, Apr 22: The 'Regional Advocates' Conference – 2012' of Karnataka State Bar Council, Bangalore and Mangalore Bar Association was held at Loyalla Hall, St Aloysius College premises here on Sunday April 22.
After inaugurating the conference Justice V Gopal Gowda, chief justice, Odisha High Court said that workshops and conferences for the advocates and judges would help them to enhance their knowledge, which in turn would help in providing justice to the needy, he added.
He said that so many cases lying in the courts for years is not a good trend. "District courts play a prominent role in disposing cases at the earliest," he added.
He further said, "In this nation, there are 70 crore people who are not in need of legal help as they are not involved in any dispute. However, there are three crore pending cases before the court of law out of which 10 lac are related to motor vehicle act, he said. "Though the time limit for cases under the motor vehicle act is set at six months, there are cases exceeding 25 years without any sign of justice. The act fails its purpose in such cases," he pointed out.
He said that judges, advocates and insurance companies should work responsibly to make the kin of the accident victim get justice in time. With regard to domestic cases he said that women should not be treated as mere 'housewives' as it is a wrong notion. "Women are homemakers and justice should be rendered to them accordingly," he said.
He also said that senior lawyers should guide their juniors and encourage them to visit libraries for studying more cases.
He also expressed concern about court verdicts being discussed publicly and said that it was not a good practice.
Ashok K Parija, former chairman, Bar Council of India, the chief guest said that advocates must inculcate the habit of reading English literature, as proficiency in English language is a must to understand the nuances of the Indian Constitution.
Ananda Kumar Magdum Appu, chairman, Karnataka State Bar Council presided.
Justice S Abdul Nazeer, judge, High Court of Karnataka, Justice H N Nagamohan Das, judge, High Court of Karnataka, S L Bhoje Gowda, member, Bar Council of India, were the chief guests.
H R Deshpande, principal district and session judge, DK was the guest of honour.
Advocates from DK, Udupi, Chikamagalur, Hasan, Shimoga, Uttar Kannada, Kodagu are participating in this two-day conference.