Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the National Conference of District Judiciary and released a postage stamp and a coin to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the Supreme Court. In the conference organized by the Supreme Court, the Prime Minister said, “The Supreme Court has always kept national interest paramount. 75 years of the Supreme Court is not just the journey of an institution, it is the journey of the Constitution of India and constitutional values”.
PM Modi said that the Constitution makers and many great men of the judiciary have made an important contribution in this journey. It also has the contribution of those crores of countrymen who kept their faith in the judiciary unwavering in every situation. The Prime Minister said that therefore these 75 years of the Supreme Court further increase the glory of the Mother of Democracy. Therefore, there is pride and inspiration in this occasion as well.
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Prime Minister Modi said, ‘Today atrocities against women, safety of children are a serious concern of the society. Many strict laws have been made for the safety of women in the country, but we need to make it more active. The faster the decisions are taken in cases related to atrocities against women, the greater assurance of safety will be given to half the population’.
He said, “In the last decade, work has been done at many levels to eliminate delay in justice. In the last 10 years, the country has spent about eight thousand crore rupees for the development of judicial infrastructure. 75 % of the amount spent on judicial infrastructure in the last 25 years has been spent in the last 10 years only.”
Prime Minister Modi said, “In our democracy, the judiciary is considered the guardian of the Constitution. This is a huge responsibility. We can say with satisfaction that our Supreme Court, our judiciary has tried to discharge this responsibility very well. After independence, the judiciary protected the spirit of justice. Whenever the question of national security came, the judiciary protected the unity by keeping national interest paramount.”
He said that in the Amrit Kaal of Independence, 140 crore countrymen have only one dream – developed India, new India. New India means – a modern India with thinking and determination. Our judiciary is the strong pillar of this vision.
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