Vineet Kothari, J.

1. "SATYAMEV JAYTE" (Truth alone Triumphs) is the quote from Mundaka Upanishad, the concluding part of the sacred Hindu Vedas and it is the North Star of our Judicial System inscripted at the bottom of our National Emblem, Ashok Stambh and Dharm Chakra.

2. It tells us that, the 'truth' should be the Guiding Star in the entire judicial process. Truth alone has to be the foundation of justice. The entire judicial system has been created only to discern and find out the real truth. Judges at all levels have to seriously engage themselves in the journey of discovering the truth. That is their mandate, obligation and bounden duty. Justice system will acquire credibility only when people will be convinced that justice is based on the foundation of the truth.

3. Truth being the cherished ideal and ethos of India, pursuit of Truth should be the guiding star of the entire justice system. For justice to be done, truth must prevail. It is truth that must protect the innocent and it is truth that must be the basis to punish the guilty. Truth is the very soul of justice. Therefore truth should become the ideal to inspire the courts to pursue. This can be achieved by st