Indian judiciary has played a vital role in delivering justice: SC Judge Madan Lokur

Justice Madan B Lokur of the Supreme Court today said that the judiciary has played a vital role in providing justice to the downtrodden through Public Interest Litigations (PIL).

Lokur was here to inaugurate the fourth of a series of lectures on ‘Different Facets of the Indian Constitution’ organised by the Himachal Pradesh State Legal Services (HPSLS) at the high court premises.

He expressed happiness over the idea of having the lectures to educate people about the legal system.

“Sometimes there exists laws, but they are not being implemented, and on the other hand there are no laws on some issues. In both the cases, it is the duty of the court to impart justice to the common people,” he said speaking on ‘Social and Economic Justice’.

He said PILs have helped the supreme court and high courts to protect the right of prisoners, poor sections of the society, women and children.

Stressing that judicial activism was necessary to impart fair justice, Lokur said that it should be used judiciously and also expressed concern over the social and economic justice in the society.

“At present 60 per cent of wealth of the nation was possessed by only 1 per cent of the population, whereas 99 per …read more