When lawyers strike, the consumer of justice suffers, not judges or lawyers: CJI DY Chandrachud | India News | So Good News

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Saturday said that when lawyers strike, the user of justice suffers, the person for whom justice is done, not judges or lawyers. Recently, lawyers of two high courts – Gujarat and Telangana – challenged the Supreme Court’s decision to transfer judges.

In his speech at a meeting organized by the Bar Council of India to entertain him, the CJI said that unity and cooperation are very important to maintain peace in our society and the courts because the governing bodies of the country have the responsibility to explain the unity. and balance.

He said Dr BR Ambedkar — speaking to the Constituent Assembly on the eve of the Constitution – he said satyagraha ot strike was a tool we were under colonial rule and Dr Ambedkar said now we are moving to our homeland. , while we are self-governing so that satyagraha and strike, which were necessary during colonial rule etc. should provide unity, stability, peace, and harmony.

“That’s the peace, and the peace of the people, that I’m talking about,” he said.

Recalling his days as Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court, the CJI said he went on strike several times and always called lawyers and asked them to talk to him about the problem they were facing, and “why do we fight each other?”

“When the lawyers strike, who suffers? The buyer of justice for whom we are there suffers not the judges, not the lawyers. Maybe the lawyers, because after a few days, the salary stops but the one who suffers the most is the buyer, the person who is served. Justice means.”

He added that many of the issues facing us in terms of pendency and others can be resolved through discussion and mutual understanding and it is important for members of the bar to realize that when they make decisions in the administration, they look at things like the country.

According to sources, a Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Chandrachud has recommended the transfer of three high court judges for administrative purposes.

The collegium recommended the transfer of Madras High Court Chief Justice T. Raja to the Rajasthan High Court, while Justice Nikhil S. Kariel and Justice A. Abhishek Reddy have been asked to be transferred to the Patna High Court.

Justice Raja took charge as Chief Justice from September 22. Justice Kariel is currently a judge of the Gujarat High Court, while Justice Reddy is a judge of the Telangana High Court. Reports of the school’s decision prompted protests from attorneys at both high courts.

In his speech, the CJI also encouraged senior lawyers at the bar to pay their children well so that the youth, especially in big cities, can have a better life, and senior lawyers should not treat their children as slaves for the sake of the elders. The lawyers themselves had to learn the law the hard way in their days of work.