He has also called for a change in the collegium system, which currently enables Supreme Court judges to appoint and transfer judges in the High Courts and the Supreme Court.
The Bench also said the legal profession could not be treated as ‘business’ or ‘trade’, nor could the services provided by ‘professionals’ be treated at par with services provided by businessmen or traders.
In their letter, the retired judges pressed on the escalating attempts by “certain factions to undermine the judiciary through calculated pressure”.
This type of statistics has been reported for years. However, the public thinks that no efforts are being made to improve the situation.
Out of more than 35 lakh cases related to senior citizens, nearly 7 lakh cases have been filed for abandonment of parents, harassment or non-payment of maintenance allowance.
Those who win in Court leave with a smile, while those against whom the verdict is rendered start protesting.
Justice Tripathi said lawyers should remember that work is worship and should respect their judicial duties. He also ordered to provide amicus curiae to the accused in the illegal religious conversion case.
The pendency in the country’s Courts, till the 1st of December, is 5,00,85,856. Of these, more than 61 lakh cases are pending in the 25 High Courts of India.
During the course of reforming the Judicial System, sticking to principles, abiding by Dharma, spiritual practices, etc. are equally important. Without these, reforms in the Judiciary are impossible.
While passing the verdict, the Bench noted its observations as ‘Good health is the true wealth and lack of it makes life miserable’.