Chief Justice of India (CJI) N.V. Ramana on Saturday said constructive resolution of conflicts was not a mere technical job, particularly in a country like India where judges cannot blindly apply rules, procedures and statutes as, after all, conflicts have a human face. Judges have to weigh several socio-economic factors and the impact of the decisions on society before delivering judgments.
Speaking at an event at the Madras High Court, in the presence of Chief Minister M. K. Stalin, to lay the foundation for a nine-storey administrative block and to inaugurate combined court buildings and judicial officers’ quarters in Namakkal district and Sankarapuram in Villupuram district, the CJI said he firmly believed that the judiciary should never be viewed as a mere enforcer of law, but as an engine of social integration. “Judging is not an easy task. Judges have to be aware of social realities. You have to carefully watch the changing social needs and expectations,” he said.
