TURA: Meghalaya High Court Chief Justice, Biswanath Somadder, has said that the separation of Judiciary from the Executive will bring about access to justice and benefit the people.
Somadder, who on Wednesday unveiled the plaque to mark the separation of the Judiciary from the Executive in North Garo Hills district in a programme held at the Deputy Commissioner’s Office Complex in Resubelpara, said the separation has been done in a bid to make justice more accessible to the people.
He also spoke at length about the relationship between the three organs of the state viz. executive, legislature and the judiciary.
The Chief Justice also took the occasion to thank the state government for the support as the district has now reached a milestone whereby people can get access to justice with the segregation that allows only judicial officers to take up those matters of dispute which were earlier taken up by the officers of the executive — the District Administration.
He informed that the District Legal Services Authority will now step in and reach out to the block-level so as to find out whether the people are getting access to justice and more importantly, access to quality justice.
Minister of Law, James PK Sangma, expressed his gratitude to the Deputy Commissioner and the officers for having given their best in the delivery of justice in the past, despite being burdened with various other responsibilities.
