My work will speak: CJI keeps his word on judicial reforms

CJI DY Chandrachud after swearing in as the 50th CJI on November 9, 2022 had said that serving the ordinary citizens was his priority. While promising reforms in the registry and judicial process, he had said, "My work, not words, will speak."

- SHRUTI KAKKAR

Justice, according to the CJI, has never been a sovereign function but an essential service provided to citizens, and the judicial reforms that have been introduced by him after taking charge speak volumes of his commitment to ensuring access to justice to common man in its truest sense.

To reach out to the citizens in the language that they follow and understand, the Supreme Court (SC) under CJI DY Chandrachud's aegis had released on 74th Republic Day over 1,000 rulings translated in thirteen Indian languages - Assamese, Garo, Hindi, Kannada, Khasi, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. This was also introduced for Indianising the Indian judiciary.