Overview
- Speaking in Ranchi on the High Court’s 25th anniversary, the CJI‑designate said courts must deliver swift, precise, coordinated relief modeled on hospital emergency services.
- He pressed for strengthened technology, streamlined procedures and specialised expertise so judicial processes can adapt instantly to crises.
- Framing the judiciary’s role as safeguarding the underprivileged, he recalled an early custody case to stress empathy and timely protection over mere dispute resolution.
- He underlined that Article 226 gives High Courts broader reach than Article 32, enabling protection of fundamental as well as other legal rights close to where people live.
- At the event, he launched the District Judiciary of Jharkhand mobile app as Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal backed tech adoption and said the Centre would consider a CAT bench in Ranchi.