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NEW DELHI: CHIEF Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai has said that the judiciary, legislature, and executive are committed to serve the people and ensure speedy justice with least cost and efforts, reported IANS. Inaugurating the newly-constructed court building of Gauhati High Court’s Itanagar permanent Bench here, the CJI said that he always advocates that decentralisation with justice must reach the doorsteps of the needy people.
“The sole object of the judiciary, legislature, and executive is to serve the people. We all exist to give speedy and due justice to the people,” CJI Gavai said, and praised successive Chief Justices of the Gauhati High Court for making justice more accessible to the people.
He said that despite facing several crises over the past 75 years after Independence, the nation has remained strong, united, and is on the path to becoming a developed country. Highlighting Arunachal Pradesh’s unity in diversity, CJI Gavai added that the northeastern state has 26 major tribes and over 100 sub-tribes. The government has taken all-out efforts to preserve, protect and promote the traditional culture and customs of each tribe, he said.
Progress of the country and protection and preservation of culture and traditions can go simultaneously for further strengthening the country, he said, adding that the Constitution also envisages and emphasises the preservation and conservation of the culture of all people and communities.
Noting that he was ‘mesmerised’ by the vibrant tribal culture of the Northeast, CJI Gavai said, “During our recent visit to Manipur, a woman there told me, ‘You are welcome to your home’. It touched all of us, reminding us that India is one, and for all Indians, India is the home for all.”
The Chief Justice also said that the Northeast region is one of the most important parts of India, and informed that the Constitution provides special provisions to preserve and safeguard the tribal communities of the region. Referring to BR Ambedkar, the CJI added that Ambedkar always fought for the unity of India and he always said, “India first and India last”.
Ambedkar told the people that the Constitution would keep India united and strong in times of peace and war for all time, and that has been experienced even after 75 years, CJI Gavai said. In his remarks at the event, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu said the inauguration of the Gauhati HC’s Itanagar permanent Bench building marks a major landmark in strengthening the state’s justice delivery system, promising faster and more efficient access to justice to the people.
