<p>Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said the Centre is giving full support to the judiciary in resolving the cases pending before courts.</p>.<p>The minister pointed out that more than five crore cases are pending before various courts across the country.</p>.<p>Rijiju was addressing the three-day 16th national conference of the "Bharatiya Adhivakta Parishad" at the Kurukshetra University campus here in Haryana.</p>.<p>He said the government took steps to "equip" the courts well even during the COVID-19 pandemic so that the courts could function during the period.</p>.<p>Rijiju said several politicians and mediapersons continue to spread that there is some sort of tension between the Centre and the judiciary and many a times, newspapers claim that the government is trying to "capture the authority of the judiciary".</p>.<p>He said since Narendra Modi took over as the prime minister, the Constitution is considered a "pious book" when it comes to running the country.</p>.<p>"The people of the country have to judge who are the people who are trying to destroy this system," the law minister said.</p>.<p>He said the judges must be "committed" to people and not to the government.</p>.<p>"For us, the judiciary must be committed to the country but for others, the judiciary must be committed to their (political) parties," the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader added.</p>
<p>Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said the Centre is giving full support to the judiciary in resolving the cases pending before courts.</p>.<p>The minister pointed out that more than five crore cases are pending before various courts across the country.</p>.<p>Rijiju was addressing the three-day 16th national conference of the "Bharatiya Adhivakta Parishad" at the Kurukshetra University campus here in Haryana.</p>.<p>He said the government took steps to "equip" the courts well even during the COVID-19 pandemic so that the courts could function during the period.</p>.<p>Rijiju said several politicians and mediapersons continue to spread that there is some sort of tension between the Centre and the judiciary and many a times, newspapers claim that the government is trying to "capture the authority of the judiciary".</p>.<p>He said since Narendra Modi took over as the prime minister, the Constitution is considered a "pious book" when it comes to running the country.</p>.<p>"The people of the country have to judge who are the people who are trying to destroy this system," the law minister said.</p>.<p>He said the judges must be "committed" to people and not to the government.</p>.<p>"For us, the judiciary must be committed to the country but for others, the judiciary must be committed to their (political) parties," the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader added.</p>