The Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said that in recent years the Courts in India has transformed the vision of the Constitution by recognizing and protecting fundamental rights such as right to privacy.
“The court furthered the transformative vision of the Constitution by recognizing and protecting fundamental rights such as right to privacy, decisional autonomy and sexual and reproductive choices. Our courts has emerge as a strong proponent of gender equality whether it been its interpretation of the laws of inheritance or securing the women entry in the armed forces,” the CJI stated.
The Supreme Court of India on Saturday commemorates its foundation day for the first time on the occasion of the 73rd anniversary.
The chief justice of Singapore Sundaresh Menon, who was also the Chief Guest for the occasion, delivered the first annual lecture on the theme “The role of the judiciary in a changing world.”
On the commemoration of the 73rd anniversary of the establishment of the apex court, CJI Dhananjaya Yashwant Chandrachud also addressed the audience.
In his speech, the Chief Justice of India praised the allocation of 7,000 crores for the phase 3 of the e-courts projects in the 2023 Union budget. He stated that the allocation will help improve the efficiency of the justice delivery system in India.
“The recent budget by the Government of India has announced a provision of Rs 7,000 crores for phase 3 of the e-courts projects. This will help to enhance the accessibility of judicial institution and improved the efficiency of the justice delivery system of India.”
The CJI also stated that sometimes the Courts in India drowned upon the new and emerging jurisprudence developed in other jurisdictions. Citing an example, he said, “While dealing with insolvency and bankruptcy matters, the court is often referred to principals enunciated by the Singapore courts because of assimilarity in the legislation.I did it myself in Ebix Singapore Pvt Ltd vs Educomp solutions.”
Furthermore, the CJI affirmed that the Supreme Court exists to protect the citizens from injustice, their liberties are as precious to the court as to them.
“For courts, there are no small or big cases, every matter is important because it involves the grievances of the citizen of India that issues a constitutional and jurisprudential importance emerge,” he added.
The Singapore Chief Justice in his speech, praised the judges of the Supreme Court for their hardwork and determination towards their. Justice Menon also mentioned that the Supreme Court of India is the busiest courts in the world.
Lastly, the Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud mentioned that he was presented a book titled ‘Transnational commercial disputes in an age of anti-globalism and pandemic’ by the CJS Menon, which he co-author with scholar, Hansal Morez.
