JOIN USPresident Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said there should be no compromise on the appointment of judges in different courts.
He was addressing the centenary celebration function of the Patna High Court in the state capital, which was also attended by the Chief Justice of India HL Dattu, Union Minister of Law and Justice Sadanand Gowda, Union Communication Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Bihar Governor Kesari Nath Tripathi, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Chief Justice of Patna High Court L Narasimha Reddy.
Arguing that all levels of the judiciary should adopt technological methods and solutions, Pranab said more resources and infrastructural facilities should be provided to all the courts, starting from the Supreme Court to subordinate courts. The year-long centenary celebration started with the lighting of the traditional lamp by the President. Later, in the evening a musical soiree was organised where santoor maestro Shiv Kumar Sharma regaled the select audience.
The foundation stone of the existing Patna High Court was laid on December 1, 1913, by then viceroy and governor general of India Lord Hardinge. On completion, the building was formally opened by Lord Hardinge on February 3, 1916, when the court started functioning with a chief justice and six other judges.