NEW DELHI: President, Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said the judiciary is guarding against attempts by people with vested interests to misuse public interest litigations (PILs) so as to obstruct legitimate decision making.
He also expressed concern over “frequent adjournments often sought only to delay cases” which causes inconvenience in form of “justice tax on poor and less well of litigants”.
Speaking at the release of a Festschrift “Law, Justice and Judicial Power: Justice P N Bhagwati’s Approach”, Kovind said PIL tradition is an Indian contribution to the practice of law and process of justice delivery and for this “we owe Justice Bhagwati a degree of gratitude”.
He said it is not without reason that Justice Bhagwati, who was the chief justice of India from July 12, 1985 to December 20, 1986, is called the father of public interest litigation in India.
The President said the idealism and simplicity of the highest court in the country responding to even a petition filed on a postcard is worthy of appreciation.
(AGENCIES)
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