Judiciary should be powerful and perfect: Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the joint conference of the Chief Ministers and the Chief Justices of High Courts at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on Sunday.

While addressing the audience on Sunday he said there’s a need to create good law institutions and capable manpower keeping future in mind.

“I’m well aware of this conference. Earlier, it was conducted at a smaller scale and there was no media. I used to sit among chief ministers and today I’m sitting here. When I was there, I used to speak my heart and held open dialogue and discussions. We are all same kind of individuals carrying out different responsibilities as per our potential and capabilities,” he said.  

Talking about judicial system, Modi said that what the people in judicial system do is divine and God has sent them to carry out this divine responsibility.

“Yours is an extraordinary responsibility and people of nation have high expectations from you. H L Dattu ji was talking about quality manpower. We need to look at the manpower that is coming in this field in the coming years,” he said.  

He further added, “The quicker we get technology in this field, the easier it is to bring about a qualitative change. Judiciary should be both powerful and perfect. This is the place that is trusted by the common people.”

“Our law universities also need proper manpower for drafting. If we do not do this problems may increase,” he said.

The conference is periodically held to address pressing issues relating to the administration of justice in the country. The last such conference was held on April 7, 2013.