Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the inaugural session of the joint conference of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices of High Courts at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi today which will bring together the judiciary and executive to discuss ways of dealing with the challenges confronting the justice system.

Apart from the Prime Minister Chief Justice of India, Justice NV Ramana and Union Minister for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju will also address the conference.

According to Prime Minister's office, “the Joint Conference is an occasion for the executive and the judiciary to come together to create frameworks for simple and convenient delivery of justice and to discuss steps required to overcome the challenges facing the justice system.”

The previous such conference was held in 2016.  "Since then, the government has taken various initiatives for improving infrastructure and integration of digital technology in court processes under eCourts Mission Mode Project," reads the official statement.

Chief Justice of India NV Ramana had chaired the 39th conference of Chief Justices of various High Courts of the country on Friday.

Highlighting the issue of vacancies in posts for judges, CJI Ramana said, "Due to our collective efforts, we could fill 126 vacancies in various High Courts, in less than a year. We are expecting 50 more appointments. This remarkable feat could be achieved because of your wholehearted co-operation and commitment to the institution."

CJI Ramana requested the Chief Justices of High Courts, which still have a number of vacancies, to forward the names for appointment of judges at the earliest.

He also expresses happiness about the response from some of the High Courts, which according to him, has been extremely encouraging.

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