The 1975 judgment disqualifying the then Prime Minister, Mrs. Gandhi, was a judgment of great courage, jurist NV Ramana said at the muse stone laying ceremony of the new construction of the Allahabad tribunal by President Ram Nath Kovind. The event also involved laying the inspiration stone of the new National Law University, proposed to be established in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj
“The Allahabad tribunal features a history of over 150 years. In 1975, it had been Justice Jagmohanlal Sinha, who passed the judgement disqualifying PM Mrs. Gandhi, which shook the state,” he said.
The judge further called the order “the judgment of great courage, which might be said to own directly resulted within the declaration of Emergency. the implications of which I don’t want to elaborate now.”
The Allahabad judicature had held that solon was guilty of electoral malpractices and disqualified her from holding office for 6 years. It led to the imposition of Emergency within the country for 2 years.
Chief Justice Ramana, while speaking at the event, expressed his gratitude and regard to President Kovind.
“I would love to require some moments to position on record my gratitude for the support that the Honourable President of India always gives to the community. As a former lawyer himself, he understands the troubles and difficulties faced by those within the bar and has always taken a full of life role in attempting to resolve any issues faced by us,” he said.
The top judge said it absolutely was the President’s idea to translate the judgments of the Supreme Court to vernacular languages to extend access to justice, which has now been implemented.
“He has been showering me together with his love and affection on me sort of a family elder since the time I met him this morning at the airport in Delhi. He was kind enough to inquire from me to go to the cities of Lucknow and Allahabad during his tenure. i’m extremely grateful for his kind gesture of facilitating my visit to those two historic cities, “he said.
The event was also attended by Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Acting justice of Allahabad court Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and other dignitaries.
The judge also spoke about Law Minister Rijiju and said that he appreciated his outlook towards strengthening judicial infrastructure to extend access to justice. “I thought he’s from elite background. But this morning I have to be compelled to know from him that he’s also from the agricultural background. He understands the difficulties of folk,” he said.
Chief Justice Ramana said he was “overwhelmed” to be within the ‘City of Kumbh’ which is home to legendary freedom fighters and gave a minimum of five Prime Ministers and five judges to independent India.
However, he also expressed concern over the long pendency of criminal cases within the Allahabad tribunal and requested the Allahabad court and therefore the Bar to figure on resolving the difficulty. The magistrate said, “I hope that this new complex will re-energise the Allahabad Bar. I don’t want to point any fingers or lay any blame regarding the pendency within the Allahabad state supreme court referring to criminal cases, which is incredibly worrying. I request the Allahabad Bar and Bench, to figure together and cooperate to resolve this issue.”
