Prime Minister to Address Inaugural Session of the Joint Conference of Chief Ministers of States and Chief Justices of High Courts on Sunday​

​A Joint Conference of Chief Justices of High Courts and Chief Ministers of States will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on Sunday the 5th April, 2015 in New Delhi. He will address the inaugural session. Chief Ministers of all the States and Chief Justices of all the High Courts have been invited to the Conference. The Minister of Law and Justice Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda will give the welcome speech. The Chief Justice of India Shri H.L.Dattu will also address and will then preside over the working sessions, accompanied by the Minister of Law & Justice and two senior most judges of the Supreme Court of India. The conference is periodically held to address pressing issues relating to the administration of justice in the country. The last such conference was held on 7th April, 2013. A comprehensive agenda has been drawn up for the Conference. With 2.64 crore undecided cases in the subordinate courts and 42 lakh cases in the High Courts, expeditious disposal of cases is the key issue to be discussed. To address this issue, the agenda includes discussion on development of infrastructure, undertaking judicial reforms, ICT enablement of courts and specific steps required for reduction of arrears and ensuring speedy trial.​