Visakhapatnam, Nov.2 (Hydnow): Vice President, M Venkaiah Naidu today called for making justice accessible and affordable to all and cutting down delays in courts.
Inaugurating ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations on the theme of “SPIRIT OF FREEDOM STRUGGLE: WAY FORWARD”, organized by Damodoram Sanjivayya Law University here, the Vice President Naidu said “We need to find ways to address huge pendency and inordinate delays in courts as timeliness is crucial to rendering justice”.
He said the focus of the Union Government and States should be on filling up judicial vacancies and creating requisite infrastructure. The cost of the legal process should not become an impediment to the common man’s access to the justice system.
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The Vice President stressed that faculties of law universities have to play a key role in training students to become change agents and bring about a transformation in the administration of the justice system in the country.
He urged the legal fraternity to fight for the cause of suppressed and oppressed people and provide them with legal aid.
It should be ensured that people get their entitlements without any dilution or diversion. The legal fraternity should get into action if the entitlements are not delivered, he averred.
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Naidu called for optimal use of Information Technology to ensure speedier justice to people and also called for fully leveraging alternative dispute redress mechanisms.
A fire broke out in the Bharatiya Janata Party office located at Pandit Pant Marg in Delhi, due to which smoke and flames started rising in the office.
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With heavy rains lashing Hyderabad and different districts, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy directed officials to stay alert and initiate measures to ensure there was no inconvenience to people.
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It is raining in the state capital Hyderabad city. The weather has suddenly cooled down in the city of Hyderabad, which was suffocating due to the heat till today afternoon.
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