New Delhi Nov 26 (IANS) Former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court A.P. Shah on Sunday expressed his concern on the influence of media in deciding law cases.
Citing cases related to muder of Pradhuman a Class 2 student of Ryan International School in Gurugram and the Aarushi murder matter he urged the courts not to take decision on the hype created by media.
The former judge s remarks came while addresing during the launch of the Repeal Laws Compendium and a discussion on The Need for Institutionalisation of Repeal of Laws here.
"In order to make the legal process effective it is necessary to repeal unnecessary laws " he said.
Centre of Civil Society (CCS) initiated the Repeal of 100 Laws Project in 2014 with the aim to identify laws that could be repealed on account of three reasons - redundancy obsolescence in the face of new laws and hindrance to development governance and freedom.
The "Repeal Laws Compendium" has been presented by CCS for five states in collaboration with the Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai Symbiosis Law School Noida Hidayatullah National Law University Raipur National Law School of India University Bengaluru The National Academy of Legal Studies & Research Hyderabad and Legal Partners Kaden Boriss Partners.
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