Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emphasized the enduring commitment of the Indian judiciary to uphold the rule of law and stressed the essential need for a robust and independent judicial system in India. He underscored that a nation's development significantly relies on the role played by its judiciary.

While he was speaking at the inaugural session of the International Lawyers Conference organized by the Bar Council of India, the Prime Minister stated, “Indian judiciary has always upheld the rule of law...India now needs a strong and independent judiciary. I hope that during this conference all nations will be inspired by the best practices of each other.”

He praised the Supreme Court for finally making its judgments accessible in regional languages, even though it took a lengthy 75 years for this important development to come to fruition, and stated “I had congratulated CJI DY Chandrachud that judgments were made available in regional languages now. I congratulate the Supreme Court now so translating its orders into regional languages. This will help the common man a lot. If the doctor speaks to the patient in their own language, then half the ailment is taken care of. This took 75 years to be done... imagine”

Significantly, he expressed his commitment to a dual approach in presenting laws. One version will be in legal language for professionals, while the other will be in plain, easily understandable language for the general public.

"We are contemplating the idea of presenting Indian laws in two distinct forms: one in legal terminology for professionals and another in plain, everyday language that the common person can comprehend. I intend to dedicate time and effort to this initiative as I believe that the language used in drafting laws plays a significant role in ensuring effective justice delivery," he expressed.

In this context, he also mentioned that the government is actively engaged in streamlining and simplifying the data protection law.

The Prime Minister also underscored the significant role that lawyers played in India's struggle for independence. “Indian lawyers had a critical role to play in the struggle for India's independence. Whether it is Mahatma Gandhi, Lokmanya Tilak, Veer Savarkar, Baba Saheb Ambedkar, everyone was a lawyer,” stated the Prime Minister.

The Prime Minister concluded by expressing hope that the conference would raise awareness among people about their legal rights.