Imphal, December 29 2009: In order to deliver justice to the people, the judicial system of India needs to be reformed right from the appointment of judges, observed president of the All India Lawyers' Union (AILU) and also Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, Md Hasim Abdul Halim, while delivering a lecture on "Judicial Reform in India, Establishment of National Judicial Commission and Corruption in Judiciary".

The lecture programme was held at Paona Auditorium, Abethoi Korea Market near Hotel Kristina on Governor Raod here.

Debendra Kumar Agarwal, senior advocate, Supreme Court of India and also general secretary of the AILU, K Parthasarathy, senior advocate, High Court of Andra Pradesh and also vice president of the south zone of AILU, SP Singh, Joint Secretary, AILU and Bharat Mukherjee, vice president of AILU and MLA of West Bengal took part in the programme organised by Irawat Centre, Imphal.

West Bengal Speaker, Md Hasim Abdul Halim said, even after 62 years of independence, the number of people living below the poverty line is increasing day by day.

Due to the large number of poor people, the existing judiciary system of the country can not deliver justice to the people.

Judiciary can not go closer to the people.

Observing this, a reformation of the judiciary system has become necessary in the country, the Speaker said that the AILU has been pressurising the government for setting up Judicial Commission for reformation of the system since a long time.

Debendra Kumar Agarwal, senior advocate, Supreme Court of India and also general secretary of the AILW observed that the uprising erupted in the state at many occasion over the violation of rights of the people is reasonable.

The union will also extend assistance at its best.

K Parthasarathy, senior advocate, high court of Andra Pradesh said that in his state the rate of corruption in judiciary is very high.

In the appointment of judge of high court it was bargain upto Rs 2 crore.

That is why people expend huge amount to get justice.

SP Singh, joint secretary of the Union also lamented that in the existing system of judiciary, judgment is not given by the merit of the case but on the personality.

In the lecture programme, the Union decided to open its 23rd unit to the state and appointed Advocate T Tomcha as convener and also formed a 16 member organising committee including a co-convener.

Among others in the committee advocate Angomcha, Jagjit, Ashok and some women advocate include.

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