CJI stresses on need to train Investigating officers to reduce burden of cases on Judiciary

Ahmedabad: Chief Justice of India Justice T S Thakur today stressed on the need to give proper training to the investigating officers also to reduce the burden of pending cases on judiciary.

On the occasion of the inauguration of the newly build Gujarat Judicial Academy building and state level judicial officers conference in the High Court premises here Justice Thakur said that the huge pendency of cases in various courts was a matter of concern.

He said that to reduce this burden apart from the judicial officers, the investigating officers should also be properly trained. ‘This will lead to the speedy trial in right direction reducing the burden of pendency,’ he said.

Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court Justice R Subhash Reddy and Supreme Court judges Justice Abhay Sapre and A R Dave were also present on the occasion.

The CJI had yesterday also inaugurated a newly build auditorium in the high court here.

He will deliver a lecture on ‘Law Profession- Avenues And Challenges’ in the Gujarat Law Society auditorium in the afternoon and participate in a cultural event in High Court auditorium premises in the evening.

The CJI will leave for Delhi tomorrow after a valedictory function in the High Court auditorium which will also be attended among other by Governor O P Kohli and Chief Minister Vijay Rupani.

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