As the number of pending cases in Courts nears 5-crore, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on August 20, 2022 said if a judge disposes of 50 cases, 100 new litigations are filed as people are more aware now and approach courts to settle disputes. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the Government is committed to make the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) more empowered and responsive and implement measures that were required in this direction.
Addressing a seminar titled ‘Introspection: Armed Forces Tribunal’, organized by Armed Forces Tribunal Principal Bench Bar Association on Saturday, Mr. Singh said that domain-specific Tribunals were set up to deal with diverse cases and clear pending cases. “Judiciary is a strong pillar of democracy, and judicial officers, and lawyers are in turn pillars of this judicial system. People knock on the doors of the judiciary when all other options were closed to them and sound Judiciary delivery systems were the basis for “Suraj” or good governance,” he stated.
Calling for a balance between ‘justice delayed is justice denied’ and ‘Justice hurried is justice buried’ to lessen the burden of pendency on the judicial system in general and the AFT in particular, Mr. Singh said timely delivery of justice will not only reduce the burden on AFT but will also reinforce the confidence of our soldiers in the system.
