On the occasion of concluding function of the Sesquicentennial celebrations of the Bombay High Court, Prime Minister has said that ever since the Bombay High Court was established on August 18, 1862, it has been witness to remarkable history in the making. It is difficult to think of other comparable institutions in our country, which have as many momentous and memorable historical events figuring in their life histories as the Bombay High Court.
Prime Minister said in his speech that Lokmanya Tilak's famous statement in this High Court, now contained in a marble tablet outside the Central Court room where he was tried, and the proceedings of the trial of Mahatma Gandhi before Judge Broomfield stand as two out of the many examples of an unrivaled legal and judicial heritage, which continues to inspire succeeding generations of Indians.
Mahatma Gandhi, Babasaheb Ambedkar, Bhulabhai Desai, K. M. Munshi and Sir Phirozeshah Mehta, who were heroes of our freedom movement, honed their skills in the practice of law in this magnificent building of the Bombay High Court. Stalwarts of the legal profession like Sir Jamshedji Kanga, H.C.Coyajee, M.A.Jinnah and Sir Dinshaw Mullah strode the halls of building of the High Court as legal geniuses of their age.
In his speech, he said that it is remarkable that the first Chief Justice, the Attorney General and Solicitor General of independent India's were from this Court, and even more remarkable, that those three significant positions continue to be occupied by the products of this Bar even today.
Our Government stands committed to working with the Judiciary to bring about improvements in the justice delivery system. We have taken a number of initiatives for this purpose. In the year 2011 we launched the national Mission for Justice Delivery with the twin objectives of increasing access by reducing delays and arrears and enhancing accountability.
It is heartening to know that the overall pendency of cases in various courts of the country has declined by more than 6 lakh over the period July to December 2011. The Bombay High Court and its Subordinate Courts have contributed handsomely to this achievement, reducing their pendency by 5 lakh cases annually since the year 2010.
(With inputs from PIB)
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