■ Staff Reporter
RAIPUR,
CHHATTISGARH State Judicial
Academy (CGSJA) celebrated
the Constitution Day
(Samvidhan Divas) at the
Academy in Bilaspur on
Sunday. The event was held
under the guidance Chief
Justice of Chhattisgarh High
Court and Patron-in-Chief of
the Academy Ramesh Sinha
Chief Justice Sinha could not
be present as he was in Delhi
on the constitution day celebration. The Chief Justice sent
his message to the judges of
Chhattisgarh. Judge of the High
Court Justice Narendra Kumar
Vyas was the chief guest at the
programme. Judge of the High
Court Justice Rakesh Mohan
Pandey was present a s special
invitee. As an important part
of the celebration the Preamble
of the Indian Constitution was
read. All the District Judges of
the State, officials of the High
Court Registry and judges posted in Bilaspur district also participated in the programme.
Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas
said, “It should be the primary
duty of the judges to connect
the people to the justice system by simplifying it in following the Constitution.” He
further aid that many rights
have been provided to the citizens in the Constitution. It is
the responsibility of the judiciary to ensure that every person gets complete justice by
maintaining a transparent justice system. He highlighted the
basic differences of Indian constitution than that of other
countries with examples indicating the prerequisites of the
constitution such as societal,
familial and individual needs.
The preamble of Indian
Constitution to be a sovereign,
socialist, secular and democratic republic which is aiming to secure justice, liberty,
equality to all citizens and promote fraternity to maintain
unity and integrity of the nation
were stressed in his speech as
these rights are necessity and
are not a privilege.
The importance of the ndian Constitution
was highlighted by Justice
Rakesh Kumar Pandey. He
emphasized the importance of
Constitution Day, the significance of its celebration and
commemorated the people
who contributed to
the development of constitution. Under the guidance of the
chief Justice, a colloquium of
all the district Judges of the
State was also organized by the
Academy. The object of this
colloquium was to discuss the
challenges before the District
Judiciary and way forward.