We are God's agents, says Supreme Court Judge Dave
Dave said a judge as a human being could not do justice, the Almighty alone can do justice.
Hyderabad: Cautioning judicial officers against rationalising their errors while delivering justice to the needy, Justice Anil R. Dave, the senior-most judge of Supreme Court, on Saturday appealed to judicial officers to think of themselves as agents of the Almighty who are answerable to their own conscience. Only then can they deliver quality and impartial justice, he said.
Inaugurating the two-day state-level conference of judicial officers of TS and AP here, Justice Dave said a judge as a human being could not do justice, the Almighty alone can do justice.
He said it would be difficult to keep both parties happy while rendering justice and added that it would be possible only when an alternative dispute redressal mechanism is adopted and disputes resolved through mediation or consultation.
Justice Deepak Mishra, another senior judge of the Supreme Court, told judicial officers to act independently and not pay heed to anyone while delivering justice to the needy.
Rationalise policies, say judges
Maintaining that the government was the biggest litigant, the senior judges asked the Chief Ministers of TS and AP, K. Chandrasekhar Rao and N. Chandrababu Naidu respectively, who were present at the conference, to make rational litigation policies for their respective states to render justice and speedy disposal of cases.
Describing the subordinate judicial officers as captains of the Indian judiciary at the ground level, Justice Mishra advised them to stay focused in delivering qualitative and impartial justice and it could help them reaching high goals without their being any set targets.
Justice N.V. Ramana of the Supreme Court said the people of India had tremendous faith on the Indian judiciary and it was the time to find the root cause for the growing pendency of cases and resolve the problem by adopting latest technology and an alternative dispute redressal mechanism.
Acting Chief Justice Dilip B. Bhosale of the Hyderabad High Court, in his welcoming address, explaining several initiatives taken in the past 1.5 years at the High Court and subordinate courts in both states, and said that their endeavor was to dispense justice without delay.
Justice R. Subhash Reddy, Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court and TS law minister Indrakaran Reddy also participated in the inaugural session.