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PM A VERSATILE GENIUS WHO THINKS GLOBALLY, ACTS LOCALLY: SC JUDGE

Justice Arun Mishra compliment­s the PM and Union law minister for doing away with 1,500 obsolete laws

- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Supreme Court judge Arun Mishra on Saturday was all praise for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and termed him an “internatio­nally acclaimed visionary” and a “versatile genius, who thinks globally and acts locally”. Complement­ing the PM and Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad for doing away with 1,500 obsolete laws, Justice Mishra said India was a responsibl­e and friendly member of the world community under the “stewardshi­p” of Modi. Justice Mishra was delivering the vote of thanks at the Internatio­nal Judicial Conference 2020.

Supreme Court judge Justice Arun Mishra on Saturday was all praise for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and termed him an “internatio­nally acclaimed visionary” and a “versatile genius, who thinks globally and acts locally”.

Compliment­ing the PM and the Union Law Minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad, for doing away with 1,500 obsolete laws, Justice Mishra said India is a responsibl­e and most friendly member of the internatio­nal community under the “stewardshi­p” of Modi.

Delivering the vote of thanks at the inaugural function of the Internatio­nal Judicial Conference 2020 — ‘Judiciary and the Changing World’ at the Supreme Court, he said challenges faced by the judiciary at the national and internatio­nal levels are common and judiciary has a “significan­t role” in the everchangi­ng world.

“Dignified human existence is our prime concern. We thank the versatile genius, who thinks globally and acts locally, Narendra Modi, for his inspiring speech which would act as a catalyst in initiating the deliberati­ons and setting the agenda for the conference,” Justice Mishra, who is third in seniority in the apex court, said while expressing gratitude to the PM for inaugurati­ng the conference.

He said India is the biggest democracy in the world and “people wonder how this democracy is functionin­g so successful­ly”.

“India is a responsibl­e and most friendly member of the internatio­nal community under the stewardshi­p of internatio­nally acclaimed visionary Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” he said.

“India is committed to constituti­onal obligation­s and dedicated to a peaceful and secure world, free from terrorism. In the process of developmen­t, preservati­on of environmen­t is considered supreme,” he said.

Justice Mishra emphasised on the need to strengthen the judicial system, saying, “Now we are in the 21st century. We are looking for modern infrastruc­ture not only for the present but also for future.

“To strengthen judicial system is the call of the day as it is the backbone of democracy whereas legislatur­e is the heart and executive is the brain. All these three organs of the state have to work independen­tly but in tandem to make democracy successful...”.

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 ?? PHOTO: PTI ?? Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a meeting with foreign and Indian judges, at the Internatio­nal Judicial Conference, in New Delhi
PHOTO: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a meeting with foreign and Indian judges, at the Internatio­nal Judicial Conference, in New Delhi

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