ANNUAL REPORT I, Shalini Singh Nagpal, have the honour of presenting the Annual Report (January–December, 2018) of Chandigarh Judicial Academy before this August body. It is a matter of pride for all of us that this Academy is considered as a hallmark of standard and quality. The Academy is always marching on the course of achieving its goal of “Proficiency-Performance- Productivity”. During the year, the Academy has made new strides. Chandigarh Judicial Academy extends heartfelt gratitude to Hon’ble Mr. Justice Krishna Murari, Patron-in-Chief, Chandigarh Judicial Academy, Chief Justice of High Court of Punjab & Haryana, our torch bearer and inspiration. The Academy is fortunate to have this opportunity to perform and grow under the expertise of His Lordship. Chandigarh Judicial Academy is highly grateful to Hon’ble Mr. Justice Jitendra Chauhan, President, Board of Governors, Chandigarh Judicial Academy, Judge, High Court of Punjab & Haryana, our guiding force, committed towards the strategic planning and management of academic programmes of the Academy. Besides this, we acknowledge with gratitude the contribution of Hon’be Mr. Justice A.B. Chaudhari and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Jaswant Singh as Presidents of Board of Governors, Chandigarh Judicial Academy during the year 2018, whose practical and target oriented approach in imparting judicial education has brought dynamic changes in the training methodology. Chandigarh Judicial Academy is extremely thankful to Hon’ble Mr. Justice Augustine George Masih, Hon’ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Arun Palli and Hon’ble Mrs. Justice Lisa Gill, Members, Board of Governors, Chandigarh Judicial Academy, Judges, High Court of Punjab & Haryana. The Academy thrives and flourishes under the able guidance of the Board of Governors. Chandigarh Judicial Academy thankfully acknowledges the able guidance provided by the Hon’ble Judges and Former Judges of Supreme Court of India and Hon’ble Judges of State High Courts, who have been very generous in sparing their precious time to visit the Academy as Resource Persons in various Conferences, Workshops and Special Lectures organized during the year. Chandigarh Judicial Academy extends a special thanks to Dr. Balram K. Gupta, Director (Academics) for his untiring efforts in taking the Academy to the next level and creating an unmatched platform for judicial education for Judicial Officers and other stakeholders of the judicial system, within and across borders. Chandigarh Judicial Academy is also thankful to all Faculty Members, who have burnt the midnight oil in research, in executing the sessions and shaping the judicial personality of young officers. I take this opportunity to present Annual Report of the Academy along with Audited Accounts for the Financial Year that ended on 31.03.2017 & 31.03.2018, Balance Sheet, Income & Expenditure, Account Statement & Audit Report for the Financial Year 2017-18 and 2018-19, Budget Estimate of the Academy for the Financial Year 2019-2020.As per Auditor’s Report, the relevant books of accounts are being maintained in accordance with the law. Audited Income & Expenditure Account and the Balance Sheet of the Academy depict true and correct picture of the Accounts. I take pride in placing before this August House, a synopsis of the main activities undertaken by the Academy during the calendar year, 2018. MAJOR ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF CHANDIGARH JUDICIAL ACADEMY DURING THE YEAR 2018 CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS/OTHER PROGRAMMES E-AWARENESS CONFERENCE THROUGH UNIVERSITIES AND LAW DEPARTMENTS was held on 10.01.2018 at Chandigarh Judicial Academy under the Chairmanship of Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal, Judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court and was also attended by Mr. Justice Surinder Gupta and Mr. Justice Amit Rawal, Judges of Punjab and Haryana High Court. Dr. Balram K. Gupta, Director (Academics), Sh. Inderjeet Mehta, Director (Administration), Chandigarh Judicial Academy, Dr. Amit Rana, Co- Chairman, Bar Council of India and Dr. Vijender Singh Ahlawat, Chairman, Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana, Sh. Karamjeet Singh, Vice Chairman, Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana, Sh. Tejinderbir Singh, Dr. Gopal Arora, Prof. Shashi K. Sharma, Faculty Members and Ms. Anupamish Modi Virk, Registrar, Chandigarh Judicial Academy were present alongwith others, which included Vice Chancellors, Professors, Registrars of Law Universities and Colleges of Punjab and Haryana. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal informed about various steps taken by Punjab and Haryana High Court for creating e-Awareness among litigants, lawyers and general public. His Lordship emphasized educating the law students regarding e-Court facilities available on National Judicial Data Grid as well as High Court and District Court websites. His Lordship informed that ours is the only High Court where interim orders of the District Courts are uploaded on daily basis on the website which are available to the public and is the only website of the High Courts in the whole of India which is given five star rating on National Portal of India. All the representatives of the universities and colleges were asked to give a link of the High Court and NJDG portal on the website of their respective universities and colleges and all kind of help for imparting training to the teachers of law colleges in this regard was assured by His Lordship. Sh. Rajneesh Bansal, Registrar (Computerization) gave presentation by showing the live website of Punjab and Haryana and provided information about the steps to be taken for searching case status by using different parameters. He further informed that one can get current status of a case by sending SMS on mobile no. 97668-99899. Major General P.K. Sharma retired Director, Amity Law School, Gurugram, suggested that a representative of the Court be sent in the Moot Courts / Model United Nations organized by various Institutions for creating eAwarness of the services available on eCourts portal. The representatives of Law Colleges/ Universities suggested inclusion of eCourts Services in the curriculum of the Law Students unequivocally. Dr. Bindu Jindal, Head & Dean of Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana informed that general public would be made aware of the e-Court services through their TV Channel Khabare Abhi Tak and link on their official website will also be given. Sh. AmitRana, Co-Chairman, Bar Council India appreciated the steps taken by the High Court Computer Committee in creating eAwareness and inviting Law Colleges for the cause. A DELEGATION OF 47 MEMBERS FROM 30 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES VISITED INDIA IN AN INTERNATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMME IN LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING. This programme is organized every year by the Bureau of Parliamentary Studies and Training (BPST), Lok Sabha Secretariat. This year they were also attached with the Punjab Legislative Assembly Secretariat from February 11-15, 2018. On February 13, they came for a visit to Chandigarh Judicial Academy. They were accompanied by Dr. K.N. Chaturvedi, former Secretary, Department of Law and Justice, Government of India, Dr. Deepak Gosain, Additional Director (Co-ordination), BPST, Lok Sabha and Mr. Sumit Sabharwal, Research Assistant of Punjab Legislative Assembly, Secretariat. Mr. Arun Kumar Tyagi, Registrar General, Punjab and Haryana High Court was also present during the visit of the delegation to CJA. Mr. Inderjeet Mehta, Director (Administration) welcomed the delegates. Dr. Balram K. Gupta, Director (Academics) addressed the delegation on basic human values which help in contributing and enriching in any domain in which one is engaged. He emphasized that it is not enough to know your field of activity, it is equally important to be a good human being and to nurture human values. NORTH ZONE REGIONAL CONFERENCE FOR ENHANCING THE EXCELLENCE OF JUDICIAL INSTITUTIONS: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES National Judicial Academy in collaboration with Punjab and Haryana High Court and Chandigarh Judicial Academy organized North Zone Regional Conference on Enhancing Excellence of the Judicial Institutions: Challenges and Opportunities on March 17 & 18, 2018. 16 High Court Judges and 90 Judicial Officers from the High Courts of Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Haryana, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh participated in the conference. The conference was addressed in different sessions by HMJ A.K. Sikri, Judge, Supreme Court of India, HMJ Rajesh Bindal, HMJ Dr. S.Muralidhar, HMJ A.B. Chaudhari, Justice G.Raghuram, Director, NJA and Dr. Balram K. Gupta, Director (Academics), CJA. In this Regional Conference, the focus was on the Relevance of the Constitution to the District Judiciary and the Constitutional Vision of Justice. Besides this, different sessions were devoted to Elements of Judicial Behavior: Ethics, Neutrality & Professionalism, Social Context Judging as a Controlling Element in Statutory Interpretation & Exercise of Discretion, High Court and District Judiciary: Building Synergies, Access to Justice: Information & Communication Technology in Courts and Access to Justice: Court & Case Management. TRAINING PROGRAMME ON PC & PNDT (PROHIBITION OF SEX SELECTION) ACT was organized on March 24, 2018 for Judicial Officers from the States of Punjab, Haryana and Union Territory dealing with the cases arising out of the above legislation. 119 Judicial Officers participated in the training programme. They were sensitized on issues like Understanding & Demystifying the PC & PNDT Act, Prohibitory Scope of Sex Selection under PC & PNDT