India needs a strong, independent judiciary; Indian judiciary has always upheld rule of law: PM Narendra Modi

Indian judiciary has always upheld rule of law and India needs a strong and independent judiciary, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi said on Saturday..The PM said that for the development of any nation, the role of judiciary in that country is crucial."Indian judiciary has always upheld the rule of law...India now needs a strong and independent judiciary.. I hope that during this conference all nations will be inspired by the best practices of each other," he stated.He was speaking at the inaugural session of International lawyers conference hosted by the Bar Council of India, which also saw the presence of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud..In his speech, CJI Chandrachud lauded the Supreme Court for making its judgments available in regional languages though it took 75 long years to materialise."I had congratulated CJI DY Chandrachud that judgments were made available in regional languages now. I congratulate the Supreme Court now so translating its orders in regional languages. This will help the common man a lot. If doctor speaks to patient in their own language then half the ailment is taken care of. This took 75 years to be done... imagine," he stated..Pertinently, he said that he will work towards presenting laws in two different ways - one in legal language and other in layperson language."We are also thinking that Indian laws are presented in two ways - one in legal way and one in a common man language which a lay person can also understand. I will work on this since I have a lot of time and I will keep working on it. The language in which laws are written plays a big role in justice delivery," he opined.In this regard, he also said that the government is working towards simplifying the data protection law..The PM also highlighted the role played by lawyers in India's independence struggle. "Indian lawyers had a critical role to play in the struggle for India's independence. Whether it is Mahatma Gandhi, Lokmanya Tilak, Veer Savarkar, Baba Saheb Ambedkar, everyone was a lawyer," he said..I hope this conference will make people aware of their legal rights, the PM concluded.Read what CJI Chandrachud spoke at the conference here..[Read live thread below]

India needs a strong, independent judiciary; Indian judiciary has always upheld rule of law: PM Narendra Modi

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