Time-bound disposal of cases soon: Moily
International Arbitration Centre-Goa inaugurated
HERALD REPORTER
PANJIM, JAN 24
“If you do not have faith in law, then our democracy is in peril. People are thirsty for justice. We are now initiating measures to ensure that cases should not be pending in court for more than three years”, said Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily while speaking during inauguration of the International Arbitration Centre-Goa (IAC-Goa), which was held at a city hotel on Monday.
Lack of faith in the justice system of India is provoking people to take up insurgency and naxalism, Moily said while speaking in the presence of Chief Minister Digambar Kamat, former union law minister and chairman of Law Commission, Goa Ramakant Khalap and others.
He said IAC-Goa will be backed by a strong legislation emphasizing that the Centre has to be world-class, or people won’t come here. “Goa is a place known by the world. If tourists get attracted to this place, why not people seeking arbitration”, he said.
Speaking on the occasion, Khalap said that Goa joins the likes of Singapore, Hong Kong, London and Paris with the setting up of an international arbitration centre. “Goa can be another Geneva or Hague”, he said.
Whereas senior counsel and President of Goa High Court Bar Association, Surendra Dessai said that IAC-Goa needs to network with its counterparts across the world.
“We must connect with other international arbitration centres, and so we will gain acceptance from other Centres in the world”, he said as he also expressed some of his fears.
The Chief Minister in his brief address said the Government would extend its support to IAC-Goa. “From the Government’s part, we will help with anything, if it is good for Goa”, he said.
The IAC-Goa will also cater to domestic arbitration cases, speakers added. Present on the occasion were IAC-Goa trustees advocate Mario Pinto Almeida, and Dr Ashok Patel, former chief minister Shashikala Kakodkar, former MLA Dharma Chodankar, advocates and law students.
Time-bound disposal of cases soon: Moily
PANJIM, JAN 24 "If you do not have faith in law, then our democracy is in peril. People are thirsty for justice. We are now initiating measures to ensure that cases should not be pending in court for more than three years", said Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily while speaking during inauguration of the International Arbitration Centre-Goa (IAC-Goa), which was held at a city hotel on Monday.
