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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin showered praises on Chief Justice of India Justice NV Ramana today & said that he is not just the voice of Judiciary but also of the people.

“System has performed very well and is held in high esteem by the people of the country,” the Chief Minister said.

The Chief Minister of state remarked that the reason behind the Chief Justice’s growth is that he is the “voice of the conscience of Indians” and this reflects in his judgments and the speeches he has delivered.

Stalin remarked that the CJI has an “unrelenting faith in the constitution because of which he enjoys confidence of the citizens of the country”.

On the issue of deciding constitutional validity of legislations, the Chief Minister said that CJI has a “clear conviction about all legislations”. 
“Under the aegis of CJI, the Indian Judicial

Stalin noted that since the Chief Justice of India and his brother judges were present at the event, he would like to put forth certain requests on behalf of the State for the judiciary’s consideration.

He said, “In the appointment of judges to the High Court and Supreme Court, the collegium may ensure that the principles of social justice is followed among other parameters. In this way, principles of inclusiveness would be ensured in High Judiciary”

He further said that Tamil Nadu is one of the most important states of Tamil Nadu and he would like to remind the judges of a long pending request to constitute of bench of Supreme Court in Chennai, he said this would ensure that people from the South do not have to go all the way to Delhi in order to get access to justice. He further requested for permission for Tamil to be used in Madras High Court.

The other dignitaries of the event included CJI NV Ramana, Justices Ramasubramanian and MM Sundaresh judges of Supreme Court and Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari, Chief Justice of Madras High Court.

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