‘Judicial officers must cultivate fairness, patience, humility’

Lucknow: A one-day conference on “Development of Judicial Skills” for Civil Judges (Junior Division) of the 2022 batch was organised at the Judicial Training and Research Institute (JTRI) in Lucknow to strengthen professional competence, judicial ethics, constitutional values and technological awareness among newly inducted judicial officers.Justice Vikram Nath was the chief guest and Justice BV Nagarathna the guest of honour. The programme was also attended by Justice Arun Bhansali, Patron-in-Chief of JTRI, along with Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice Rajan Roy, Chairman of JTRI’s Supervisory Committee.In his address, Justice Rajan Roy stressed that judicial education is a continuous process and judicial officers must cultivate fairness, patience, humility and commitment to constitutional values.Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi highlighted the importance of judicial ethics, integrity and sensitivity while dealing with litigants and advocates.Chief Justice Arun Bhansali said justice is not merely the application of law but also requires wisdom, empathy and integrity. He underlined the growing importance of court management, communication skills and technological adaptability in the modern justice delivery system.Justice BV Nagarathna emphasized that young judicial officers carry the responsibility of maintaining public faith in the judiciary and advised them to work with impartiality, punctuality and patience.Justice Vikram Nath interacted with the officers and advised them not to become complacent after joining the judiciary. He said judicial officers should “pause, think and then decide” while delivering justice.The dignitaries later inaugurated the newly established ‘Aryabhatta’ Computer Lab aimed at strengthening digital training for judicial officers.The conference also featured technical sessions on judgment writing, judicial biases, courtroom conduct and induction training experiences, attended by judicial officers from various districts of Uttar Pradesh along with senior officials of the Allahabad High Court and state government.