Assam governor Jagdish Mukhi bats for speedy disposal of cases, reducing pendency

GUWAHATI: Assam governor Jagdish Mukhi on Sunday said it is high time that the judiciary, the Bar and the government came together to ensure the speedy disposal of cases and reduction in pendency.
Addressing the valedictory programme of the diamond jubilee celebration of the Bar Council of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim in Guwahati on Sunday, Mukhi said the speedy disposal of cases would help the poor citizens get justice while keeping the cost of litigation considerably low.
He also said, “When we talk about the cost of litigation, it is not only the cost of engaging a lawyer and the fees paid to the court. The cost of litigation is much more than this. We have to take into account the time spent and the benefits forgone by the parties to the litigation, which is much more than the fees paid to the lawyers and the court.”
The governor also said one of the objectives of the government at the Centre led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to make India an international hub for arbitration. “This can happen only when certain basic systems are put in place like reducing the time taken for deciding a dispute, some modifications in the process adopted and the legal sanctity attached to the legal processes. The Bar Council of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim being one of the biggest in the country should also share the responsibility of making India a hub of arbitration,” he added.