THE GAUHATI HIGH COU AT GUW HATI (HIGH COURT OF , NAGAI.AND, AND ) NOTIFICATION NO.62 Dated , the 13h July,2O2L

In supersession of all previous Orders/Notifications, Hontle the Chief lustice has been pleased to re-constitute the following Committees in the manner indicated below:-

st, NAME OF THE COMMITTEES NAME OF THE HON'8LE SECRETARY No. JUDGES/MEMBERS

Administrative Committee 1. Honble the Chief Justice Registrar General 2. Honble Mr. Justice N. Kotiswar Singh 3. Hontle Mr. Justice Manash Ranjan 1 Pathak 4. Honble Mr. Justice Michael Zothankhuma 5. Hontle Mr. Justice Suman Shyam Committee for consideration of 1. Honble Mr. Justice N. Kotiswar Singh Registrar all matters relating to service 2. Hontle Mr. Justice Manash Ranjan (Vigilance) conditions of Judicial fficers of Pathak Assam, , Mizoram and Hontle Mr. Justice Michael Arunachal Pradesh (Service 3. conditions mean and include Zothankhuma Honble Mr. 2 recruitment, posting, bansfer, 4. Justice Suman Shyam promotion, ACPI Functional 5. Honble Mrs. Justice Rumi Kumari Scale, expunction/ revision of Phukan remarks and/or upgradaUon of grading in ACPs

Committee to examine 1. Hontle the Chief Justice Registrar continued utility of all Judicial 2. Hontle Mr. Justice N. Kotiswar Singh (Vigilance) fficers under the jurisdiction of 3. Honble Mr. Justice Manash Ranjan the Gauhau High Court, on Pathak attaining the age of 50/55/58 4. Honble Mr. Justice Michael 3 years Zothankhuma 5. Honble Mr. Justice Suman Shyam 6. Honble Mr. Justice Hitesh Kumar Sarma

1 i\ Committee for dealing with all 1. Hontle Mr. Justice N. KoUswar Singh Registrar (Admn.) matters relating to Officers and 2. Honble Mr. Justice Manash Ranjan to be assisted by Staff of the High Court (principat Pathak Joint Registrar Seat and Outlying Benches 3. Honble Mr. Justice Michael (Recruitment) including Subordinate Courts of Zothankhuma and all States under the jurisdiction 4. Honble Mr. Justice Songkhupchung Registrar (Estt.) of ); Serto to be assisted by specifically, 5. Hontle Mr. Justice Robin phukan Aol (Estt.) 1. Promotion, ACP, Recruitrnent (Principal Seat); Reservation of posts for 4 direct recruitment. 2. All matters relating to ACRS and 3. Staff Welfare 4. Centralised Recruitment of fficers and Staff 5. Shetty Commission's Recommendations in respect of Subordinate Courts' staff

Committee for dealing with all 1. Honble Mr. Justice Manash Ranjan Director, Judicial matteE relating to Judicial Pathak Academy, Assam. Academy, 45s66; 2. Hontle Mr. Justice Kalyan Rai Surana (1) Recruitrnent process of 3. Hontle Mr. Justice Prasanta Kumar Registrar all the categories of Deka (Judicial) posts 4. Hontle Mr. Justice Manish Choudhury 5 (2) Monitoring the 5. Hontle Mr. Justice Parthivjyoti Saikia Registrar (Admn.) construction of the building & inftastructure development (3) Judicial Education and Training

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2 Committee for Buildings & 1. Hontle Mr. Justice N. Kotiswsar Singh Registrar (Admn.) Infrastructure 2. Honble Mr. Justice Michael to be assisted by Zothankhuma Joint Registrar Honble the Chief Jurtice has 3. Honble Mr. Justice Suman Shyam (PM&P) been pleased to direct that the 4. Honble Mr. Justice Kalyan Rai Surana "Committee for Buildings & 5. Honble Mr. Justlce Hitesh Kumar Infrastructure" of the committee Sarma lirt will also act as the "High Members Level Committee to monitor 6. of the respective States pace, progress and 7. Secretary/Senior-most Secretary of the implementation of Centrally Department of Finance of the Sponsored Scheme (C55) respective States projecb". 8. LR & Secretary, Judicial Department of the respective States 9. Chief Engineer, PWD (Bldg.) of the 6 respective States (Officials indicated at Sl. Nos. 6 to 9 will remain present as and when issues conceming the respective Sbtes are taken up) This Committee shall also monitor and look into the various projecB Nttiining to the High Court and iB Outlying Eenches. However, any urgent matter or issue which is otherwise not related to dte officials at Sl. Nos.6 to 9, may be placed before Honble the Chief )ustice through JAD and Portfolio Judge.

District Committee for Building 1. Honble Portfolio Judge of the One Judicial & Infrastructure concemed district fficer to be 2. District Judge appointed by the 3. Chief ludicial Magistrate District Judge in 4. Chief Executive Officer ofthe consultation with 7 concerned Autonomous District Hontle Portfolio Council, wherever, any Autonomous Judge District Council is involved.

) q \j fl 3 Committee for utilization of 1. Honble Mr. Justice N. Kotiswar Singh Registrar (Admn.) funds under the 14h Finance 2. Honble Mr. Justice Michael to be assisted by Commission Zothankhuma Joint Registrar 3. Honble Mr. Justice Achintya Malla Bujor (PM&P)/ Joint Barua Registrar 4. Honble Mr. Justice Kalyan Rai Surana (Finance) or Dy. 5. Hontle Mr. Justice Prasanta Kumar Registrar Deka (Budget) 6. Smti T. Y. Das, IAS (Retd.), Chairperson, 6b Assam State Finance Commission 7. Addl. Chief Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Planning & Development I Department 8. Commissioner & Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Finance Department 9. LR & Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Judicial Department 10. Chief Engineer, PWD (Building), Assam. N.B. for any matter/issue relating to the implementatbn of 1? Finance Commission Awar4 which is otherwise not related to the officials at Sl. No.6 to lQ shall be placed before Honble the Chief Justice through the other Honble Members indicated at Sl. Nos.l to 5.

Financial Affairs & Budget 1. Honble Mr. Justice Kalyan Rai Surana Registrar (Admn.) Committee 2. Honble Mr. Justice Hitesh Kumar to be assisted by Sarma Deputy Registrar 3. Honble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar (Finance) 9 Medhi 4. Honble Mr. Justice Robin Phukan

Committee to look after the 1. Hontle Mr. Justice Michael Registrar (Admn.) security arrangement of Gauhati Zothankhuma High Court and District Courts 2. Hontle Mrs. Justice Rumi Kumari And Phukan Protocol 3. Honble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar And Medhi 10. Management of Guest House 4. Hontle Mr. Justice Soumitra Saikia

[Concerned Hontle Portfolio Judges may be invlted as "Special Invitee" as and when requiredl

4 I Information and Communication l. Hontle Mr. Justice Suman Shyam Registrar (fD to Technology Committee 2. Honble Mr. Justice Kalyan Rai Surana be asslsted by And 3. Honble Mr. Justice Prasanta Kumar Central Project Artifi cial Intelligence Committee Deka Coordinator 11. for introducing, conceptualizing, 4. Honble Mr. Justice Manish Choudhury implementing and using Artificial Intelligence in the Gauhati High Court Committee for implementauon 1. Honble Mr. Justice Michael Registrar of National Court Management Zothankhuma (Judicial) to be System 2. Honble Mr. Justice Suman Shyam assisted by Joint And 3. Honble Mr. Justice Kalyan Rai Surana Registrar (PM&P) t2 Arrear Committee 4. Honble Mr. Justice Prasanta Kumar Deka 5. Hontle Mr. Justice Soumiba Saikia

District Sub-Committee fo r 1. Portfolio Judge of the respective district District Judge of effective integration of National 2. District Judge the concerned Court Management Systems and 3. Deputy Commissioner district will be the 13. State Court Management 4. District Informatics Officer Secretary and will System coordinate with Registrar (Judicial) Committee for monitoring the 1. Hontle the Chief Justice Registrar implementation of the 2. Honble Mr. Justice N. Kotiswar Singh (Vigilance) to be resolutions adopted in the Chief 3. Hontle Mr. Justice Manash Ranjan assisted by Joint t4. Justices' Conference Pathak Registrar 4. Honble Mr. lustice Suman Shyam (PM&P) 5. Hontle Mr. Justice Songkhupchung Serto

Gauhati High Court Committee 1. Honble Mrs. Justice Rumi Kumari Joint Registrar for sensitization of Family Court Phukan (Vigilance) matters 2. Hontle Mr. Justice Songkhupchung Serto 15. 3. Hontle Mr. Justice Achintya Malla Bujor Barua 4. Honble Mr. Justice Ajit Borthakur 5. Honble Mr. Justice S. Hukato Swu

Committee to regulate and 1. Honble the Chief Justice Registrar monitor the progress of the 2. Honble Mr. Justice N. Kotiswar Singh (Judicial) trials under the POCSO Act 3. Honble Mrs. Justice Rumi Kumari Phukan 4. Honble Mr. Justice Songkhupchung Serto 16. 5. Honble Mr. Justice Nelson Sailo 6. Honble Mr. Justice Nani Tagia 7. Hontle Mr. lustice Parthivjyoti Saikia

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\1 Rule Committee under Sectlon 1. Honble Mr. Justice Michael Zothankhuma Registrar 123 of the CPC 2. Hontle Mr. Justice Kalyan Rai Surana (Judicial) 3. Honble Mr. Justice Prasanta Kumar Deka 4. Honble Mr. Justice Robin Phukan 17. 5. Dist. & Sessions Judge, Kamrup (M) 6. Shri G.N. Sahewalla, Sr. Advocate 7. Shri Hari Kanta Deka, Sr. Advocate

Rule Committee for all other 1. Honble Mr. Justice Michael Registrar Rules Zothankhuma. (Vigilance) 2. Honble Mr. Justice Prasanta Kumar Deka 18. 3. Honble Mr. Justice Ajlt Borthakur 4. Honble Mr. Justice Hitesh Kumar Sarma 5. Hontle Mr. Justice Manish Choudhury

Committee for publication of an 1. Honble Mr. Justice Manash Ranjan Joint Registrar Annual Report for the High Pathak (Vigilance) & Court and for preparation of 2. Hontle Mr. Justice Songkhupchung Serto Joint Registrar Vision Statement for High Court 3. Honble Mr. Justice Achintya Malla Bujor (PM&P) and District Courts Barua 19. 4. Hontle Mr. Justice Nelson Sailo 5. Honble Mr. Justice Hitesh Kumar Sarma 6. Honble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar Medhi 7. Hontle Mr. Justice Nani Tagia

Committee to periodically 1. Hontle Mrs. Justice Rumi Kumari Phukan Registrar oversee the cases under the 2. Hontle Mr. Justice Achintya Malla Bujor (Judlcial) Pre-conception and Pre-natal Barua Diagnostic Techniques 3. Hontle Mr. Justice Songkhupchung Serto (Prohibition of Sex Selection) 4. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Nelson Sailo 20 Act, 1994 and the Pre- 5. Hontle Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar Medhi conception and Pre-natal 6. Hontle Mr. Justice Nani Tagia Diagnostic Techniques 7. Hontle Mr. Justice S. Hukato Swu (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Rules, 1996 Committee to supervise and 1. Hontle Mr. Justice Achintya Malla Bujor Registrar monitor the progress made by Barua (Judicial) the States in regard to the 2. Honble Mr. Justice Nelson Sailo 2t. compliance with the directions 3. Honble Mr. Justice Nani Tagia of the Supreme Court of 4. Honble Mr. Justice Soumitra Saikia in Criminal Appeal No.652/2012 5. Honble Mr. Justice S. Hukato Swu (NDPS Committee)

6 \" Gender Sensitization and 1. Hontle Mrs. lustice Rumi Kumari Phukan Smt. Panchai Internal complaints Committee 2. Honble Mr. Justice Nelson Sailo Sarma, Dy. 3. Honble Mr. Justice Ajit Borthakur Registrar 4. Shri Tanmoy Jyoti Mahanta, Sr. Advocate 5. Smt. Rita Das Mozumdar, Advocate Smt. 22 6. Tripti Ari, Deputy Secretary, ASLSA 7. Dr. Shabeena Yasmin Saikia, Asstt. Prof. Department of Sociology, Gauhati University 8. Smt. Panchai Sarma, Dy. Registrar 9. Shri Prakash Deka, Advocatet Clerk

Committee for reviewing and 1. Hontle Mr. Justice Suman Shyam Registrar revising the list of Amicus 2. Hontle Mr. Justice Achintya Malla Bujor (Judicial) Curiae for the Principal Seat, Barua 23 Gauhati High Court, Guwahati 3. Honble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar Medhi 4. Honble Mr. Justice Parthivjyoti Saikia

Library Committee 1. Hontle Mr. Justice Manash Ranjan Registrar (Judl.) Pathak to be assisted 2. Hontle Mr. Justice Nelson Sailo by Librarian- Honble Mr. 24. 3. Justice Manish Choudhury cum-Research 4. Honble Mr. Justice Soumitra Saikia fficer (LRO) 5. Honble Mr. Justice Parthivjyoti Saikia

Committee to examine 1. Honble Mr. Justice Michael Registrar (Judl.) contribution of Gauhati High Zothankhuma to be assisted Court in development of law 2. Hontle Mrs. Justice Rumi Kumari by Research Phukan Officer, Judicial And Honble Mr. Justice Songkhupchung 25. 3. Academy, Serto Assam. To look after the affairc of the 4. Honble Mr. lustice Kalyan Rai Surana Law Research Institute 5. Honble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar Medhi 6. Hontle Mr. Justice Manish Choudhury

Committee for Designation of 1. Hontle the Chief Justice Registrar Senior Advocates :- 2. Honble Mr. Justice N. Kotiswar Singh General 3. Hontle Mr. Justice Manash Ranjan & Registrar- A. Commlttee for the State Pathak cum- Principal 26. of Assam 4. Shri Devajit Saikia, Advocate General, Secretary to Assam Honble the 5. Sri Nilayananda Dutta, Senior Advocate Chief Justice

7 ^/" 1 Hontle the Chief Justice Registrar 2 Honble Mr. Justice N. Kotiswar Singh General B. Committee for the State 3 Hontle Mr. Justice Manash Ranjan & Registrar - cum- Principal of Nagaland Pathak Secretary to 4 Shri K. N. Balgopal, Advocate General, Honble the Nagaland Chief Justice & 5 Shri R. Iralu, Senior Advocate Registrar, Bench

1. Hontle the Chief Justice Registrar 2. Honble Mr. Justice N. Kotiswar Singh General C. Committee for the State 3. Hontle Mr. Justice Manash Ranjan & Registrar- of Mizoram Pathak cum- Principal Secretary to 4. Shri Diganta Das, Advocate General, Hontle the Mizoram Chief Justice & 5. Shri L. H. Lianhrima, Senior Advocate Registrar, Bench. I Honble the Chief Justice Registrar 2 Honble Mr. Justice N. Kotiswar Singh General D. Committee for the State 3 Honble Mr. Justice Manash Ranjan & Registrar- of Arunachal Pradesh Pathak cum- Principal Secretary to 4 Sri Nilayananda Dutta, Advocate Hontle the General, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Justice & 5 Sri Kardak Ete, Senior Advocate Registrar, Itana ar Bench Public Interest Litigation 1 Hontle Mr. Justice Suman Shyam Registrar Committee 27 2 Hontle Mr. Justice Achintya Malla Bujor (Judicial) Barua 3 Honble Mr. Justlce Manish Choudhu Committee to select best 1 Honble Mrs. Justice Rumi Kumari Registrar sections and staff of the Phukan General, Principal Seat of the Gauhati 2 Hontle Mr. Justice Prasanta Kumar Deka Registrar 28. High Court 3 Hontle Mr. Justice Ajit Borthakur (Admn.) & 4 Hontle Mr. Justice Hitesh Kumar Sarma Registrar (Estt.) 5 Honble Mr. Justice Soumitra Saikia 6 Honble Mr. Justice Robin Phukan

L0l8 It Special Outlying Benches 1. Honble Mr. Justice Manash Ranjan Registrar Committee Pathak General, [Any specific matter as may be 2. Honble Mr. Justice Michael assisted by the referred to it by the Chief Zothankhuma Registrar(s) of Justice concerning Outlying 3. Hontle Mr. lustice Songkhupchung the Outlying Benches of Kohima/Aizawl/ Serto Bench(es) as and courts subordinate Hontle Mr. 29. 4. Justice Ajit Borthakur may be theretol 5. Honble Mr. Justice Nani Tagia nominated by 6. Honble Mr. Justice Parthivjyoti Saikia the Registrar General based on requirements of the meeting convened.

Committee for framing Rules on 1. Honble Mr. Justice Suman Shyam Registrar sundry deposits 2. Hontle Mr. Justice Prasanta Kumar Deka (Judicial) 3. Honble Mr. Justice S. Hukato Swu to be assisted by Joint 30. 4. Honble Mr. lustice Robin Phukan Registrar (PM&P) -

Mediation Monitoring Committee 1. Honble Mr. Justice Suman Shyam Secretary, 2. Honble Mr. Justice Prasanta Kumar Gauhati High Deka Court Legal Services 3. Honble Mr. Justice Nelson Sailo Committee 4. Hontle Mr. Justice Nani Tagia 31. to be assisted by Deputy Secretary, Assam State Legal Services Authority (ASLSA)

u14 19 9 Committee to monitor and look 1. Hontle Mr. Justice N. Kotiswar Singh Registrar into the functioning of Juvenile 2. Honble Mrs. Justice Rumi Kumari Phukan (Judicial) Justice Boards in respect of the 3. Honble Mr. Justice Achintya Malla Bujor assisted by the States of Assam, Nagaland, Barua Deputy Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh Secreta 4. Honble Mr. Justice Ajit Borthakur ry (ASLSA) 5. Hontle Mr. Justice Soumitra Saikia

Honble Mr. Justice N. Kotiswar Singh is the 32. Chairman of the Committee

The Executive Chairperson of the Assam State Legal Services Authority/ Nagaland State Legal Services Authority/ Mizoram State Legal Services Authority/ Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority, wherever, any of these States is involved.

This order will come into effect immediately.

Hon'ble the Chief Justice is the Chairman of all Committees, unless otherwise stated.

By Order,

Sd/- Raktim Duarah REGISTRAR GEI{ERAL

Memo No. HC. III - 06/2O2L12962-2994/G, dated Guwahati the, l3h July,2O2L. Copy to:- 1. Shri Devajit Saikia, Advocate General, Assam, Gauhati High Court, Guwahati Z. Shri Diganta Das, Advocate General, Mizoram, Gauhati High Court, Guwahati. 3. Shri K.N. Balagopal, Advocate General, Nagaland, Gauhati High Court, Guwahati. 4. Shri Nilayananda Dutta, Advocate General, Arunachal Pradesh, Gauhati High Court, Guwahati. 5. Shri L. H. Lianhrima, Senior Advocate, Alzwal Bench, Gauhati High Court. 5. Shri Kardek Ete, Senior Advocate, Itanagar Permanent Bench, Gauhati High Court. 7. Shri R. Iralu, Senior Advocate, Kohima Bench, Gauhati High Court. 8. Shri G.N. Sahewalla, Senior Advocate, Gauhati High Court, Guwahati. 9. Shri Had Kanta Deka, Senior Advocate, Gauhati High Court, Guwahatl. 10. Shri Tanmoy Jyoti Mahanta, Senior Advocate, Gauhati High Court, Guwahati. 11. The Registrar (Vigilance/ Admin/ Judicial/ Estt.), Gauhati High Court, cuwahati. 12. The Registrar, Gauhati High Court, Kohima Bench, Kohima/ Itanagar Bench, Itanagar/ Aizwal Bench, Aizwal.

10 13. The Registrdrtum-Principal Secy. to Honble the Chief Justice, Gauhati High Cou(, Guwahati. 14. The Dircctor, Judicial Academy, Assam. 15. The Chief Secretary, Assam/Nagaland, Mizoram/Arunachal Pradesh. 15. SmtiT.Y. Das, IAS (Retd.), Chairperson, 6s Assam State Finance Commission. 17. The Additional Chief Secretary, Govt. of Assam, Planning and Development Department, Assam 18. The Joint Registrar, . Gauhati High Court, Guwahati. 19. The Chief Engineer, PWD (Building), Assam/Nagaland/Mizoram/Arunachal Pradesh. 20. The Deputy Registrar, . Gauhati High Court, Guwahati. 21. Smti Tripti Ari, Dy. Secretary, Assam State Legal Services Authority, Gauhati High Court, Guwahati. 22. The Assistant Registrar Gauhati High Court, Guwahati. 23. Smti Rita Das Mazumdar, Advocate, Gauhati High Court, Guwahati. 24. Dr. Shabeena Yasmin Saikia, Asstt. Professor, Dept. of Sociology, Gauhati University. 25. The Court Manager, Gauhati High Court, Guwahati. 26. The Librarian

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