Himachal CM underscores law's role in ensuring justice for weaker sections

Shimla, October 11 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Sunday stressed that the significance of law lay in ensuring justice for the weakest sections of society, while raising over certain judicial decisions granting financial benefits to government employees beyond the provisions of applicable recruitment rules. Addressing the third convocation ceremony of Himachal Pradesh National Law University (NLU), Shimla, Sukhu said justice in a democracy should not be confined to judicial orders alone but must also be guided by fairness, wisdom and a proper understanding of circumstances. He said the true purpose of law was to ensure that…