Supreme Court judge Justice AS Oka on Friday said that he always believed in being a very strict & firm judge, who did not hesitate to offend anyone, in order to uphold the principles laid down by the Constitution
Speaking at his farewell function organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), Justice Oka recalled that a great judge once advised him that he had not chosen the judgeship to become popular.
Noting that he followed the advice to the hilt, Justice Oka said he had always endeavoured to uphold the Constitutional liberties of this Court, which was the ultimate dream of the framers of the Constitution.
Noting that the Supreme Court was currently a Chief Justice-centric Court, Justice Oka said efforts should be made to change this.
The Apex Court comprised 34 judges from different parts of the country and the same should reflect in its functioning as well, he added.
Speaking about the listing of cases, the retiring Apex Court judge suggested the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for filing of cases.
He said people complained that while some cases were listed on the very next day of filing, others remained pending for many days. The listing system could not get better till manual intervention was reduced to the minimum. The use of AI could help in rational listing, he added.