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AILAJ invites you for a public talk on "JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE & ACCOUNTABILITY" by Mr Prashant Bhushan, AoR, Supreme Court of India. Date & Time: 5 PM 19th of July, 2025 (Saturday). Venue: Ashirwad, 31, St Mark's Rd, Shanthala Nagar, Ashok Nagar, Bengaluru

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1/n AILAJ Andhra Pradesh Press release: Take action against Golugonda Mandal Revenue Officers who are involved in abuse of power and corruption Based on a series of articles coming in the media on 29.3.25, representatives of AILAJ Fact Finding Committee visited old Mallampeta

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AILAJ’s National Demand Day saw protests in Bihar, W.Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Karbi, UP, Kerala while pamphlets were distributed in other States including K'taka + Delhi. We demand an Advocate Protection Act to ensure physical and socio-economic security for every Advocate!

@clifroz @vinaysreeni @96_madhulika @plumbermushi @barandbench @vertika_mani @aishwaryar23 @altlawforum @ArunDev1 @Article14live 2/n Adv. Clifton D'Rozario @clifroz introduces AILAJ by commenting on our commitment to constitutional values and our work till now. He comments on Madras Bar Ass'n v. UoI on the Independence of the judiciary.

@clifroz @vinaysreeni @96_madhulika @plumbermushi @barandbench @vertika_mani @aishwaryar23 @altlawforum @ArunDev1 @Article14live 3/n Clifton comments on the unparalleled power of the Constitutional Courts. He introduces Justice Oka. As the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court, he was not only respected for his commitment towards human rights, his able administration, his human touch

@clifroz @vinaysreeni @96_madhulika @plumbermushi @barandbench @vertika_mani @aishwaryar23 @altlawforum @ArunDev1 @Article14live 4/n Justice Oka begins: When we talk about responsible and reliable judiciary, we tend to ignore the trial judiciary. I will focus on them. We must remember one thing. The responsibility and obligation to ensure fundamental rights is not only on HC and SC but on all courts.

@clifroz @vinaysreeni @96_madhulika @plumbermushi @barandbench @vertika_mani @aishwaryar23 @altlawforum @ArunDev1 @Article14live 5/n Therefore it is the duty of every court to uphold the constitution and its ethos. Let us understand the scene in the trial courts today. National Judicial Data Grid has data regarding pendency in detail. The sanctioned strength is 29 thousand. 21 thousand posts are filled

@clifroz @vinaysreeni @96_madhulika @plumbermushi @barandbench @vertika_mani @aishwaryar23 @altlawforum @ArunDev1 @Article14live 6/n Each court in our trial judiciary has to deal with thousands of cases. In High Court, the pendency is 61 lakh cases, out of which 70% are civil and others are criminal. Broadly, each judge has to deal with minimum 8-9l cases.

@clifroz @vinaysreeni @96_madhulika @plumbermushi @barandbench @vertika_mani @aishwaryar23 @altlawforum @ArunDev1 @Article14live 7/nTherefore, when we talk about a responsible and reliable judiciary, we must remember the huge burden on the judiciary. The trial court is the backbone, imparting justice to common man. Each judge must be able to render justice without fear and favour,

@clifroz @vinaysreeni @96_madhulika @plumbermushi @barandbench @vertika_mani @aishwaryar23 @altlawforum @ArunDev1 @Article14live 8/n The judge must abide by the values under our constitution. These values are in the preamble. Secularism, Justice, Freedom, Liberty Equality, Even outside the court, the conduct of the judge must show that he is bound by the ideals of the constitution.

9/n In a recent function I attended, Prof. Upendra Baxi had an interaction with a retd. Judge. The question was how could you describe the best three qualities of a judge. Prof Baxi said – spine, spine, spine!

10/n Duty to uphold Constitution on all judges! Let us look at a remand judge. He has to check whether the police and state machinery have complied with the constitutional mandate, and whether the accused has been informed of ground of arrest, right to representation etc.,

11/n and to enquire whether he has been ill treated in custody. This is the most important stage where the judicial magistrate can uphold the constitution. State judicial academies have all started imparting extensive training on this.

12/n Responsibility and reliability go hand in hand. When a magistrate behaves responsibly, the system becomes more reliable. There are three issues we can look at : Delays in the system, adjournments and quality of justice rendered.

13/n When it comes to delays, on one hand it is attributable to delay in serving summons and process. Then, Considering our society, our procedural laws prescribe an elaborate process, to ensure there is fairness in the system, and to ensure that every litigant has ..