RANCHI, Oct 13:
Pointing out that some lawyers charge astronomical fees, Chief Justice of India Justice Altamas Kabir today said the poor should be given legal help so that justice can be delivered to the rich and the poor alike.
Some lawyers charge astronomical fee and only some clients could afford it, Justice Kabir said and expressed concern over the poor meeting their legal expenses.
“What about persons at the grassroots who can’t afford? Legal help should be given to them, so that justice is given to the rich and the poor, (making) justice access to all,” he added.
Justice Kabir asked the judiciary to come up with something “extra” to help deliver justice to the rich and the poor.
“As Justice S J Mukhopadhaya said, judiciary is not a 9 am to 5 pm job. There should be something extra to work and there is a reason to that also,” Kabir said here while speaking on “Judicial Excellence in Dispensation of Justice.”
In his speech earlier, Justice Mukhopadhaya said it was not a 9-5 job and asked the judicial officers to do their homework perfectly so that they could be well prepared in dealing with the next day’s work. (PTI)
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