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Judges should derive joy from work, says Malimath

V.S. Malimath

KOCHI: The former Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court V.S. Malimath has called upon judges to derive joy from their work.

Speaking at the valedictory function of a regional workshop on techniques and tools to enhance speedy justice delivery, Mr. Malimath said the judicial function was a divine one and no amount of knowledge or techniques could help the cause of quickening the pace of justice than deriving joy from carrying out this function. People, rich and poor, strong and weak, reposed their faith in the judiciary, he said and for this reason, the work a judge did was special and even the critics of the judicial system knocked at its door for justice, he said.

In his introductory remarks, the former Chief Justice said he was honoured for being accepted as a son of Kerala. Kerala High Court Chief Justice H.L. Dattu, delivering the presidential address at the valedictory function, called for effective monitoring of cases at the filing stages itself so that the number of litigations could be reduced to save time and money.

He recalled that the Law Commission, in its 14th report, had called for justice —simple, speedy, cheap, effective and substantial, and felt that strengthening alternate dispute redress mechanisms was needed.

Justice Dattu also said the establishment of special courts to deal with enactments, village courts planned by the government and mobile legal aid would help settle cases quickly.

He said presiding officers should be strict in monitoring the course of a case, setting time limits and adhering to these. He also said periodic seminars on relevant topics would help the judges. The South Zone Regional Workshop on Techniques and Tools for Enhancing Timely Justice was organised jointly by the High Court of Kerala, the Kerala Judicial Academy and the National Judicial Academy.

Karnataka High Court Chief Justice Cyriac Joseph, Andhra Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Anil Ramesh Dave, Jammu and Kashmir High Court Chief Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan, Kerala High Court Judge K. Balakrishnan Nair and National Judicial Academy Director Mohan Gopal offered felicitations. Justice M.N. Krishnan, Member, board of governors of the Kerala Judicial Academy, welcomed the gathering. Justice K.T. Sankaran proposed a vote of thanks.

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