Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana on Wednesday stressed on the need for accurate reporting of judgments and court proceedings..The CJI stressed that the people of the country ought to know what is happening and they should be able to access the law decided by courts."Now we have 24x7 channels. Before we even complete a sentence, we are seeing breaking news. There is a need for accurate reporting. Otherwise people are confused," he said..CJI Ramana was speaking at the launch of the book Supreme Court Cases (SCC) Pre ’69 by Eastern Book Company. Also in attendance was the Supreme Court's Justice BV Nagarathna..He lamented at the misrepresentation of proceedings, since most reports could not differentiate between oral observations by the court and its orders and judgments. "Majority reports don't know what is order, proceedings, judgment, oral observations. It is very unfortunate. Suppose a judge asks a negative question, immediately it is reported," he added. In this regard, the Chief Justice emphasised that the most important thing was that the public at large must understand the facts, law decided and how it is applied..Going on to speak on the issues surrounding law reports in the legal fraternity, he said that the pricing of these reports posed a challenge to access for most rural lawyers, whose income was minimal. "They cannot afford legal journals. Please find a solution to provide access to them. They are the grassroot level lawyers."Secondly, he urged law reports to translate important judgments into regional languages so as to reach a greater audience and educate them of their constitutional rights. "It's unfortunate we are celebrating 75 years of independence, and only certain people are aware They must know what the Constitution says, how to implement rights and duties. It is necessary for us...try to introduce at least selective judgments in regional languages.".Before parting, the CJI requested the judges' fraternity to focus on simplicity in judgments, so that those seeking justice know what the end result is. .Justice Nagarathna shared her thoughts on the importance of this throwback volume of the SCC, as it elucidated on the Supreme Court's dictum from the decade following independence. "The series is highly relevant from a historical and academic point of view," she said. .Concluding her speech, she said,"I am confident and sure that the Supreme Court will continue to demonstrate compassion, innovation and fairness...".[Read our live coverage of the launch here]
Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana on Wednesday stressed on the need for accurate reporting of judgments and court proceedings..The CJI stressed that the people of the country ought to know what is happening and they should be able to access the law decided by courts."Now we have 24x7 channels. Before we even complete a sentence, we are seeing breaking news. There is a need for accurate reporting. Otherwise people are confused," he said..CJI Ramana was speaking at the launch of the book Supreme Court Cases (SCC) Pre ’69 by Eastern Book Company. Also in attendance was the Supreme Court's Justice BV Nagarathna..He lamented at the misrepresentation of proceedings, since most reports could not differentiate between oral observations by the court and its orders and judgments. "Majority reports don't know what is order, proceedings, judgment, oral observations. It is very unfortunate. Suppose a judge asks a negative question, immediately it is reported," he added. In this regard, the Chief Justice emphasised that the most important thing was that the public at large must understand the facts, law decided and how it is applied..Going on to speak on the issues surrounding law reports in the legal fraternity, he said that the pricing of these reports posed a challenge to access for most rural lawyers, whose income was minimal. "They cannot afford legal journals. Please find a solution to provide access to them. They are the grassroot level lawyers."Secondly, he urged law reports to translate important judgments into regional languages so as to reach a greater audience and educate them of their constitutional rights. "It's unfortunate we are celebrating 75 years of independence, and only certain people are aware They must know what the Constitution says, how to implement rights and duties. It is necessary for us...try to introduce at least selective judgments in regional languages.".Before parting, the CJI requested the judges' fraternity to focus on simplicity in judgments, so that those seeking justice know what the end result is. .Justice Nagarathna shared her thoughts on the importance of this throwback volume of the SCC, as it elucidated on the Supreme Court's dictum from the decade following independence. "The series is highly relevant from a historical and academic point of view," she said. .Concluding her speech, she said,"I am confident and sure that the Supreme Court will continue to demonstrate compassion, innovation and fairness...".[Read our live coverage of the launch here]
