LPU organises interactive session on judicial reforms

Our Correspondent

Phagwara, June 16

Lovely Professional University (LPU) today organised an online interaction and discussion on the law and legislature. Joint Secretary GR Raghavender of the Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice, forwarded relevant academic observations and views on the event named ‘Judicial reform: Issues, concerns and challenges’.

Raghavendra commenced the session by saying that major changes have emerged in the judicial system during unprecedented times of the Covid-19 pandemic. The speaker also highlighted the reforms in the form of e-filing, virtual courts, special courts with emphasis laid on the role of the scheme ‘Gram Nayalaya’. He also familiarised participants with new methods of making justice accessible to the people in the form of ‘Nayaya Bandhu’ App.

The students and faculty made significant queries to the speaker about the ‘Nayaya Vikas’ scheme including online web portal monitoring.

The law expert also discussed the ‘weightage disposal formula’, which helps in solving the case, and analysing the number of new judges and other posts required to provide justice to the people. He also said that a major part of the judiciary has now been computerised with web portals, databases of cases. And accordingly, all of these cases are now categorised in a system with their year-wise pendency details, including reasons for pendency along with the chronological adjournments. He further elaborated on the various models that have been used so far by the Supreme Court to deal with the number of issues in the courts. He also said that it resulted in the formation of ‘National Court Management System Committee’ based on the patterns of the International Famework for Court Excellence.

Nearly 800 students and faculty members were present on the occasion.