"Sorry state of affairs in Parliament; no clarity in laws; lawyers should come to public life to address this:" Chief Justice of India NV Ramana

Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana on Sunday lamented the falling standards in Parliamentary debates and the laws made by the legislature stating that there is lack of clarity in laws made by the law making body..This, he said, was creating loss to the government and lot inconvenience to the public besides leading to increased litigation. Earlier, Parliament used to debate and discuss laws before passing them and this meant that it was easier for courts to interpret the laws. That is no longer the case now, the CJI lamented. ."Earlier different, different laws used to be discussed and elaborated in the parliament. So the burden of the courts while interpreting or implementing the law is less. So the legislative part was clear with respect to what they want to tell us. Why they are making such a legislation. Now it is sorry state of affairs, now we see legislation with sorry state of affairs. Now we see legislations with lot of gaps, and lot of ambiguity in making laws. There is no clarity in laws. We don't know for what purpose are the laws being made which is creating a lot of litigation, inconvenience and loss to the government and inconvenience to the public," he said..He said that one reason for this is that good lawyers are not coming to public life to contribute to law making. "This is what happens when intellectuals and lawyers are not there in the house," he said. The CJI was speaking at the independence day ceremony organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA).He pointed out that most of India's freedom fighters and parliamentarians during initial years after independence were lawyers. "Our independence struggle was led by lawyers. Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Patel, Jawaharlal Nehru, Babu Rajendra Prasad were all lawyers. They not only sacrificed their profession but also their families and properties," he said.He, therefore, exhorted lawyers to actively participate in social and public life. "Don't confine yourselves to earning money and living comfortably. I hope and expect you will contribute your knowledge and experience to the country," the CJI said..Solicitor General of India (SG) Tushar Mehta stated how India is different compared to the neighbouring nations in terms upholding the principles of democracy.."India is a young democracy. Look around the neighbouring countries and they call themselves democracy and how it has failed partly. We have been able to sustain it how it was envisioned by framers of the Indian Constitution," said SG Mehta. .[READ DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE EVENT]