In order to sensitise students about the significance of judicial activism,the Department of Laws and University Institute of Legal Studies,Panjab University,organised a debate on Reforms in Judicial System during a moot court on Tuesday. Delivering the inaugural address,PU Vice-Chancellor Professor R C Sobti said: There is an urgent need to overhaul some of the laws inherited from the British because of which the process of judicial reforms is slow in India. Keeping in view these outdated laws,there is a need to initiate some reforms. Professor Sobti stressed that due importance must be given to our fundamental duties as listed in the Constitution. Honesty,integrity and accountability will always strengthen our judicial system. It is through the performance of our duties that we derive our rights as Gandhiji said. Earlier,Professor P S Jaswal,chairperson,Department of Laws,said that the society functions on the basis of different systems and one of them is the judiciary which is the cornerstone of democracy. Justice delayed is justice denied. In the recent years,the number of corruption cases at various levels in the judiciary have come to the fore, he said with a word of caution. In the moot court,speakers presented their views on corruption in the judicial system and delay in justice due to which the common man was suffering. There was a unanimous feeling that the marginalised citizen was losing faith in the judiciary as it was becoming very expensive and the long delay in getting justice was an added deterrent. Senior professors from the law department including Professor Shashi K Sharma,P S Jaswal,chairperson,Department of Laws,Nishta Jaswal,Dean Student Welfare (Women),M S Bains were the jury in the moot court. While Pranabs presentation was adjudged the best,Nandita and Naminyus paper gained them the second position. On the occasion,professors Keshav Malhotra,associate dean,College Development Council,Sudhir Kumar,Akshay Kumar,A S Ahluwalia,dean,Science Faculty,A D Ahluwalia,Dr M C Sidhu,Dr Jaspal Kaur Kang,chairperson,Guru Nanak Sikh Studies department,Ashwani Kaul,Dr Jatinder Grover and Vijay Chopra were also present. Interview for Forensic Science and Criminology diploma todayThe Department of Anthropology,Panjab University,will hold interviews for candidates who had applied for the Diploma in Forensic Science and Criminology course on Wednesday at 10 am in the office of the department chairperson.
