Union Minister for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju travelled to Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday to attend the inauguration of the first edition of the Indian Constitution in Dogri at the University of Jammu. Rijiju will also speak at the public outreach and mega legal awareness event.
Rijiju stated on Twitter, “On a two-day trip to Jammu and Kashmir, I arrived in Jammu.” “Thank you for the warm welcome, Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha Ji, Chief Justice of J&K and Ladakh High Court Justice Kotiswer Singh, and Puisne Judge Justice Tashi Rabstang.”
He stated, “The pendency is touching 5 crores now, which is a concern. The virtual courts and regional bench can come up. I have committed to J&K that all the courts in J&K must have modern facilities. Rs 7,000 crore is the budget for E-Court. It will make courts paperless.”
He further stated, “It has been late, as in the constitution there has been a provision for choosing the state language. As Law Minister, I feel that it has been late. Our department has digitalized 65,000 words of legal glossary for common people that are used regularly.”
“We are cloud-sourcing. We have told the courts to work in our own language. That could be done in the Supreme Court in the future. We are trying to achieve that,” he added. He added, “In UP, 25 crore people aged 20 to 25 have to wait for a date in the high court, and it pains me. Many people die before they get justice.”