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Ex-judges to discuss role of modern technology in judiciary

By Our Special Correspondent

JAIPUR, FEB. 22. Retired judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts will discuss the relevance of modern technology in the administration of justice and the measures to strengthen legislative proficiency of the Parliament and State Assemblies at the fourth national annual conference of their association being held here on February 26 and 27.

The Rajasthan Governor, Pratibha Patil, will inaugurate the two-day conference and the former Chief Justice of India, A.M. Ahmadi, will preside over the inaugural ceremony. Justice Ashok Mathur, Judge of the Supreme Court, will deliver keynote address on the occasion. About 100 former judges from all over the country are expected to participate in the event.

The participants in the conference will deliberate on the utilisation of modern facilities, such as video conferencing and electronic transfer of data, for recording evidence and sending documents as part of the strategy to prevent crowding of courts and ensure quick disposal of cases. The scope of providing information regarding pending cases through Internet will also be discussed.

The secretary of the Rajasthan chapter of the Association of Retired Judges of Supreme Court and High Courts of India and former Judge of the Rajasthan High Court, Justice V.S. Dave, told The Hindu here today that judges were willing to form a coordination committee to bring congruence among the presiding officers of courts, lawyers and technical experts for the application of modern technology to judicial work.

Mr. Justice Dave said another significant intervention of retired judges could be in the work relating to framing of laws by the Parliament and Assemblies. "The Law Commission has recommended that the proposed legislations should be processed through an agency that could help remove mistakes and discrepancies. A committee of former judges can do the job skilfully," he said.

The former Judge pointed out that the routing of Bills through such a committee before they are tabled in the legislature could prevent striking down of laws by the courts because of legislative errors creeping in by oversight.. The subject will be discussed in detail during the conference.

Mr. Justice Dave said the association had earlier suggested introduction of some new concepts, such as the right to silence during trial, in its deliberations on the Malimath Committee's report on criminal justice system and made recommendations to the Central Government. Other subjects dealt with by the judges included prevention of new forms of crime and protection of human rights.

The previous three annual conferences of the association were organised in New Delhi and Hyderabad.

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