As the working of the Courts is now very restricted, to save the taxpayers from an unnecessary financial burden all further appointment of new Judges at all levels must be kept on hold for now as a cash strapped government cannot afford to he hosting idling Judges.
The Judiciary is the common man’s last hope for Justice. But it has failed to deliver in these critical days while the pandemic rages. Dispensation of justice is an absolute essential service which has to be provided uninterrupted. Video-conferencing may be a good concept, but was it proper for the Courts to have suddenly invoked it without the proper infrastructure in place. It may not have been right to hurriedly introduce a system without proper planning, training and effective awareness for all participants. With already such a huge pile up of cases, the current extended limited working of Courts is a matter of concern. The working of the Judiciary has practically come to a grinding halt with only urgent cases being heard. As every litigant knows the urgency in his case, there is no excuse why Courts cannot fully function while observing the health and safety protocols. The wheels of justice were already turning slowly before the pandemic and should not have been allowed to grind to a halt. People expect and demand justice in a timely and honest way. Every Court after taking all the required precautions in the current circumstances could have heard a fixed number of cases a day. The fountains of justice must keep flowing. Justice delayed is Justice denied and this is impermissible. Justice must be timely or not at all. Aires Rodrigues Advocate High Court C/G-2, Shopping Complex Ribandar Retreat, Ribandar – Goa – 403006 Mobile No: 9822684372 Office Tel No: (0832) 2444012 Email: airesrodrigu...@gmail.com Or airesrodrig...@yahoo.com You can also reach me on Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues Twitter@rodrigues_aires www.airesrodrigues.com