Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that delay in getting justice is one of the major challenges faced by the people of the country.
In his video message aired at the inaugural session of the two-day "All India Conference of Law Ministers and Law Secretaries" at Ekta Nagar in Kevadia near the 'Statue of Unity', Modi said that laws should be written in lucid manner and in regional languages so that the poorest of the poor can understand them.
"Delay in getting justice is one of the major challenges being faced by the people of our country," Modi said while also giving various suggestions to overcome the issue.
During the inaugural session he also said that in Gujarat, they have started evening courts. "Cases that were of petty crimes were heard in these courts, thus reducing the burden on courts and allowing speedy resolution of matters," he said.
He also added that the speciality of Indian society is that for thousands of years while walking on the path of development it also carried out internal reforms.
"Our society voluntarily got rid of obsolete laws, bad customs and traditions, as we know that if they become stereotypes they pose a hindrance to progress," Modi said.
Technology has become an integral part of the judicial system in India. Digital innovations in legal services like virtual hearing and e-filing are already launched in India and 5G services would further strengthen these technologies.
"It's important for us to break the shackles of colonialism by removing regressing colonial laws, then only India can progress in the true sense. In the last 8 years, we removed 32,000 compliances to improve ease of living," said Modi.
(With inputs from PTI)
