New Delhi: Outgoing Chief Justice of India J S Khehar on Friday hoped that his dream of "paperless courts" soon becomes a reality and hailed the support of the bar in his endeavour to digitise the justice delivery system.
Justice Khehar, who was speaking at his farewell function organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), said that he served the country "in the manner of discharging a debt" and also expressed gratitude towards his family, colleagues and the motherland.
"I would like to thank my country and motherland for giving me the opportunity to serve it. I served my country in the manner of discharging a debt. I feel that it is difficult to discharge a debt to your country just like you cannot discharge the debt of your parents," Justice Khehar said.
Veteran lawyer and Attorney General K K Venugopal was effusive in his praise for the CJI and credited him for taking the pioneering step of working during summer vacation to render justice to Muslim women by deciding pleas on triple talaq which could have remained undecided for years.