President A P J Abdul Kalam today spoke about increasing intolerance against views of others and their religions and denounced use of violence to sort out such differences.
Stressing that at the social level, it was necessary to work for "unity of minds", Kalam said "the increasing intolerance for views of others, increasing contempt about ways of lives of others or their religions or the expressions of these differences through lawless violence against people could not be justified in any context".
Addressing students of the National Law University here, he said the administration of law and justice should take into account the overall impact of the judgements on the process of societal tranformation and welfare of the citizens at large.
"The rate of change of national development is directly proportional to the functional efficiency of the legal system and the quality of judgement," he said speaking on 'Legal System for National Development'.
The President said he would suggest future lawyers and faculty members to think about what type of leadership they could give for the second vision of the nation, which was transforming India into a developed nation.
Stressing that law and judiciary have a crucial role to play in the development and evolution of a society, he said law essentially plays the balancing role by resolving conflicts, ensuring justice and fair play when new opportunities and challenges are opening up in the developing society.