Our goal should be to move from women’s development to women-led development: President
As a country, our goal should be to move from women’s development to women-led development, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Saturday while emphasizing the need to increase the number of women in legal service institutions.
Speaking at the launch of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) six-week pan-India legal awareness and sensitization campaign, Kovind said the legal services authority should make special efforts to help marginalized sections of society.
“As a country, our goal should be to move from women’s development to women-led development. Therefore, increasing the number of women in legal service institutions is as important as reaching as many as possible of female beneficiaries,” said Kovind.
Talk about Mahatma GandhiKovind said he does a lot of pro bono work to help the poor, and contract workers admire him for helping them in court.
He said senior lawyers should dedicate some of their time to pro bono services for people in weaker sections.
Grassroots empowerment
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said NALSA had played an exemplary role in bringing justice to people’s doorsteps.
“NALSA and the state justice authorities have developed a strong system of local legal aid delivery and empowerment of which every individual can be proud. NALSA has played an exemplary role in the delivery of justice in the system by creating legal awareness,” he said. .
He said the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has focused on access to justice and also on ease of living i.e. access to business.
Chief Justice NV Ramana said that since May this year, the College has recommended over 106 High Court Judges and 9 Chief Justices to various High Courts.
“The government has eliminated some of them and the Minister of Justice has informed me that the rest will arrive in one or two days. I thank the central government for eliminating these vacancies and for having quick access to justice,” said the CJI.
The CJI said a vibrant judiciary is essential for a healthy democracy.
Speaking about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the CJI said that COVID-19 has created many problems in many institutions including the judicial system where thousands of cases have accumulated in different forums, apart from major holidays and the non-functioning of the courts and the lack of virtual conferencing. equipment in rural areas.
Supreme Court Justices UU Lalit, AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud also spoke on the occasion. Attorney General KK Venugopal was also present among others on the occasion.
