Symposium deliberates on Role of Media in Justice Delivery System

GANGTOK, 24 Apr: A symposium on the ‘Role of Media in Justice Delivery System’ was organized by the Indian Institute of Legal Studies, Siliguri, and Dainik Jagaran in collaboration with Press Club of Sikkim, Sikkim Express, Hamro Prajashakti and Tara Palace, here today. With Justice SP Wangdi, Judge, High Court of Sikkim, as chief guest, the symposium discussed some key issues regarding the role of media in improving the justice delivery system.

Addressing the programme, Justice Wangdi said that good coordination between the media and judiciary can uphold the faith of common people in the justice delivery system to improve and reinforce the democratic system. The Justice also quoted sections from some landmark Supreme Court judgments on cases related to the theme of the day to underline the role media could play in supplementing the judiciary in justice delivery.

While responding to queries posed by IILS students, Justice Wangdi, for instance, referred to the judgment in the Jessica Lall murder case in which the media had played a near activist role and underlined that while it was important and expected of the media to bring issues to light, interference in the administration of justice was not a healthy practice.

Chancellor of Andhra Pradesh Law University, Prof. A Laxminath delivered the key note address where he laid emphasis on the need of constitutional mandate on the role of media in justice delivery system.

The symposium was also addressed by the IILS chairman, principal, Sikkim Law College, and Editor, Sikkim NOW! Students and faculty members of Sikkim Government Law College, IILS-Siliguri and media persons participated in the symposium.