India has achieved political freedom, but economic and social freedom still remain a d ay - d re a m , lamented Supreme Court judge Justice P Sathasivam on Thursday.
Addressing the 13th S Viswanathan and BR Dolia Endowment lecture on access to justice for the socially and economically disadvantaged, Justice Sathasivam said: “In the absence of access to justice, people are unable to have their voices heard, grievances redressed, exercise their rights, challenge discrimination and deprivation or hold decisionmakers accountable.”
Justice Sathasivam was of the view that the socially and economically disadvantaged people were unable to approach the appropriate judicial forum to get their grievances redressed. “Access to justice has been declared as a universal right by the UN and had been guaranteed by our Constitution. However, in reality, because of various factors, it has become unreachable to many. Illiteracy, ignorance and economic conditions are the major contributors for inaccessibility for justice.”
Addressing the 13th S Viswanathan and BR Dolia Endowment lecture on access to justice for the socially and economically disadvantaged, Justice Sathasivam said: “In the absence of access to justice, people are unable to have their voices heard, grievances redressed, exercise their rights, challenge discrimination and deprivation or hold decisionmakers accountable.”
Justice Sathasivam was of the view that the socially and economically disadvantaged people were unable to approach the appropriate judicial forum to get their grievances redressed. “Access to justice has been declared as a universal right by the UN and had been guaranteed by our Constitution. However, in reality, because of various factors, it has become unreachable to many. Illiteracy, ignorance and economic conditions are the major contributors for inaccessibility for justice.”
Availability, affordability and adequacy of legal aid are the three major challenges faced by the disadvantaged groups, said Justice Sathasivam. Governments as well as non-government actors are under a duty to ensure access to legal aid and legal awareness to all, he added.
Chief justice of the Madras High Court Justice M Yusuf Eqbal, in his presidential address, said access to justice was the greatest and most valuable contribution to the humanity. The whole concept of justice would be rendered illusory, if the State does not step in to bridge the gulf between poverty and the accessibility to justice, he said.
Justice Elipe Dharma Rao, who is chairman of the Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority, said the country still had millions of people living in conditions of poverty, without the most basic of their needs fulfilled.
Chief justice of the Madras High Court Justice M Yusuf Eqbal, in his presidential address, said access to justice was the greatest and most valuable contribution to the humanity. The whole concept of justice would be rendered illusory, if the State does not step in to bridge the gulf between poverty and the accessibility to justice, he said.
Justice Elipe Dharma Rao, who is chairman of the Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority, said the country still had millions of people living in conditions of poverty, without the most basic of their needs fulfilled.
Source: The Times of India
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