Use technology to reduce pendency: Justice Chaly

Kochi (IANS) | Kerala High Court judge, Justice Shaji P. Chali, who is retiring from service on Monday, has urged lawyers to harness the power of technological advancement to better serve the needs of litigants. Justice Chelli requested the Bar Council to help the court in disposing off old civil and criminal appeals to reduce the pendency.

I request the Bar Council members to harness and utilize the technological advancements in our legal system, especially when the Central and State Governments are providing adequate funds for infrastructure and technological development, the judge said. I would also request the members of the Bar Council to expand themselves. Full support for disposal of old civil appeals, criminal appeals and revisions, which add up to the total pendency of cases before this Court.

This, he said, is an essential condition for maintaining public confidence in the legal system, which is playing a vital role in maintaining peace, harmony and balance in the society.

Justice Chaly was speaking at the full court reference held in his honor on the occasion of his retirement from service.

Chaly said, I see it (computerization) as a revolution, which transforms the conservative court-dependent judicial system into a platform of technology-based judicial activism, allowing the common man to participate in proceedings across space and boundaries. gets enabled.

In this regard, Advocate General K.K. Gopalkrishna Kurup said that Justice Chaly was a first generation lawyer and believed that his success in the field was only due to consistent hard work.

Being a first-generation lawyer makes the road to success more difficult, Kurup said. Your Lordship was a consistent hard worker from the very first day in the profession and this kind of industry has paid off.

Prior to his elevation as a judge in 2015, Justice Chaly was an extremely active member of the Bar and served as the President of the Kerala High Court Advocates’ Association.

Chief Justice S.V. Bhatti spoke of Justice Chaly’s ability to work smoothly with the Bar.

Justice Bhatti said, his disposal of cases in various branches of law speaks volumes about his contribution as a Judge of this Court.

–IANS