Judiciary To Upgrade Court Facilities And Strengthen Case Management

Reducing court backlogs remains a key priority for the Judiciary, with Chief Justice Ronnie Boodoosingh outlining plans to upgrade court facilities, improve case management and expand livestreaming of selected proceedings to increase public access and transparency.

Speaking to members of the media, he stressed that addressing delays requires more efficient court processes and closer monitoring of cases.

“Judges are not hired to be popular. If we are hired to be popular, then we will be making decisions. We will be, ‘What would would the public think, about this. What would the public think about that?’ And judges have to apply law, and we have to apply the law to facts, and evidence and it come on the basis of the evidence that we have.”