Mishra gives moral lesson to judiciary

Ranchi, July 20: The Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court, Gyan Sudha Mishra, asked state judicial officers to deliver justice without any prejudice and showing affiliation to any group.
Mishra was felicitated by the Jharkhand Judicial Services Association (JJSA) organised at the Mayuri auditorium of Central Mines Planning and Design Institute Limited (CMPDIL), Kanke. Judicial officers from different parts of the state participated in the programme.
“Suppress your inner weakness and let good thoughts dominate your mind. Do not show affiliation to any group. You are expected not to show loyalty to any individual or form lobbies. Lift yourself above jealousy and anguish. Restrain yourself from conspiring against any one. Think about the judicial institution and perform well,” Mishra said.
The chief justice did not give an elaborate speech and preferred to be brief. “A hint is good enough. However, I would like to add Na Bruyat Satyam Apriyam (one should not speak unpleasant truth),” she said.
She also reminded judicial officers of their oath and asked them to perform to the best of their ability. “It is difficult to get an ideal situation. Though I will try and solve all your problems, if any. But do not make excuses for not doing work,” she reminded them.
Mishra said judicial officers need to work properly as people have a lot of expectations from them. “The judiciary is not the baby of a single person. It can only be strong when each component is strong. We form the third pillar of democracy and the masses look up to us. Expectations increases the pressure of responsibility,” she added.
The chief justice prefers the national language over English and she delivered her speech in Hindi, too. “However, English is the language for earning our bread and butter and thus has become a language of compulsion.”
She, however, expressed her inability to write judgments in Hindi. “We work on precedence. I will not be bold enough to write my judgments in national language unless the Supreme Court starts it,” she said.
Earlier, the president of JJSA, Vikramaditya Prasad, compared Mishra with Bharti of Mithila, who according to legend defeated Shankaracharya, the founder of four religious places, in a discussion.
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