Bhubaneswar: Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra on Friday said that everyone was bound to follow the rule of law and there would be utter chaos without constitutional sovereignty.
The CJI said this while addressing the 46th annual conference of All Odisha Lawyers' Association here on Friday.
"Be it judiciary, executive or legislative, we have to think that we are under constitutional sovereignty and we have to surrender to constitutional supremacy," said the CJI. Misra also said that the role of lawyers was not confined to courts alone or advising clients in business deals.
"It extends to being an integral part of our system of administration of justice, and justice not just in the legal sense but justice that is social, economic and political as set out in the Preamble of our Constitution," he said.
The two-day long conference will conclude on Saturday. Several technical sessions will also be held at the meet organised in collaboration with the Bhubaneswar Bar Association.
Chief minister Naveen Patnaik, who also attended the conference, said the government had agreed to install air-conditioners in all courtrooms in the state by April-May.
"The government of Odisha is doing all possible things for the people of Odisha to get justice at their doorstep. The government of Odisha has established more than 170 courts in last 4 years and for the coming financial year we have the target to establish further 50 new courts in our state. For welfare measure for the advocates, the state government is contributing Rs 3 crore annually to the Advocate's Welfare Fund," Naveen said.
Naveen also urged lawyers to dedicate themselves in serving the poor litigants for easy access to justice.
"With the changing economic scenario and globalisation, now the litigations have increased manifold. Various laws have been enacted, several quasi-judicial forums have been established, and as such, various types of disputes are coming up in a rising wave. These disputes are to be resolved timely and cost effectively, failing which the profession of advocacy would be the greatest looser," he said.
