Supreme Court hosts ‘Justice for All’ run to promote mediation, environmental awareness

The Supreme Court of India on Sunday held the inaugural “Justice for All” run and tree plantation drive in New Delhi, a first-of-its-kind collaboration between the Bench and the Bar.

Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai flagged off the event from the Supreme Court premises. Judges of the Supreme Court, Chief Justices and judges of several High Courts and members of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) participated in the initiative.

The run from the Supreme Court to India Gate was conceived as a national call to make justice a living, timely promise rather than a distant verdict. With crores of cases pending, the SCBA used the platform to press for mediation and arbitration as faster, consensus-based alternatives to litigation.

SCBA President Vikas Singh said,

“Even if all cases are decided, it will not be justice for all, because the winning side will feel it got justice, but the losing side will not. True justice can only be achieved through mediation, where both parties are heard and consensus is built rather than conflict.”

He added that judges must nurture a culture of give-and-take so that the justice system heals instead of divides.

After the run, the judges and other participants planted saplings in their own names or in memory of loved ones, symbolising a lasting duty toward justice and the environment.

The event was organised under the leadership of SCBA President Vikas Singh, Vice-President Rahul Kaushik, Secretary Pragya Baghel and the Association’s executive committee.