1 A Biannual News Bulletin of the Gauhati High Court) Published from Guwahati for private circulation Guwahati Eleventh Year 21't Issue October,2019 t a tat rl t J En- -.t I I r E ..4 t, * n-)11 ^ !!L. a - liLl I Llr-l,,rl, t'" a rt NJ r-iii .\ (The High Court ofAssar4 Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh) Euents organized during from tfie Cfiief Justice April, 2O19 to September, 2O79 'ATMAN' is not a new nane for me. + On elevation of rustice Hrishikesh Roy as a Judge of supreme Court of India Thb Biannual News Bulletin has successfully on 23n September I T croesed a decade and has concreH ib own I + Swearing-in ceremony o( Justice H, K. Sarma and Justice M. A. Ali as image during the last decade- I never thought Permanent ludges on 25s Ap l \ + Inaugural Ceremony of Family Court at Nalbari on30h APril tha t I shall ever wrile a message for this Newe + Farewell of Chief Justice A. S. Bopanna on 22d May Bulletifl. a C,ender Sensitization Training For Empanelled tegal Aid Counsel on 25h Horfble Mr. Justice Manoiit Bhuyan is an able editor May with all tlle qualities an editor 6tbuld poGsess and I am confident + Orientation programme for the members of Foreigners Tribunals, Assam on that under his able guidance, the New6 Bullelin will explore a:d 186 May & 1{ lune conquer new horizons. + Chientation programme for the Assistant Govemment Pleaders, Foreigners Tribunals, Assam on 1 56 & 29d ,une + North East Regional Consultahon on Anti Human Trafficking on 20d&21r - Justice Ajai Lamba June
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Justice Ralj@t Cogoi"il Chief Justice of lrdio. Honble coftgrdulding Justice Hrishikesh Roy on his elevdion as a Judge of Suprete Court of hdia r: P- Court to Kerala High Court as the Acting r-l Chief Justice ot 29'h May, 2018. He became the permanent Chief Justice of ) the High Court on 8'h August 20 18 following the superannuation of Justice Antony Dominic. With his elevation, I along with three other Judges, the total number of Judges in the Supreme Court of India increased to 34. Justice Hrishikesh RoV, Judge, Supteme Court oJ h.dia Sweariag-in ceremony of Justice Hitesh Kumar Sarma and Justice Mir Alfaz Ali as Permaneat Judges on 25th April, 2O19
On 25th April, 2019, Justice Ajjikuttira Somaiah Bopanna, Chief tl Justice, Gauhati High Court, administered oath of Office to Justice .l t -i
I E\ I.{- I I t.' Chief Justice A. S. Boparuto administering odh to Jttstice Hiksh Kum@ Sama tle, t Hitesh Kumar Sarma and Justice Mir e Ntaz Ali, Additional Judges, Gauhati High Court, on their elevation as ChieJ Justice A. S. Bop@Lnrr odminjstering odJl to Permanent Judges of the Court. The Justice Mir Alf@ Ali 2 | Page swearing-in ceremony held in Court No. 1 of Gauhati High Court (Old Block) was attended by the Judges, former Judges of Gauhati High Court, Iearned Members of the Bar and o{ficers and staff of the Gauhati High Court. Inaugural Ceremony of Family Court at Nalbari on 3oth April, 2O19 On 30'h April, 2019, Justice Kalyan Rai Surana, Judge, Gauhati High Court, inaugurated the Family Court, Nalbari. The programme was attended by the Registry officials of Gauhati High Court, Judicial Offrcers of the District Judiciary, Nalbari, I
tr F-_* \ it I I Crn tha d.dlr- Bhoral Bhusan Deu Choudhury, DC, Nalbari. Srt Dipoli Bhugoa Distic' Judge, Rajb) ,.( Gosuqn\ Principal Judge, Fqnilv CourL Nalbari atd. \ / Taiatddia Ahncd, hesident, Nolbqi Bq Associdion I leamed Members of the Nalbari Bar Association and other dignitaries. It I is expected that the establishment of f the Family Court will help in &tstice KoiA@t Rai Surota ino,)gurding the Court expeditious disposal of cases. Farewell of Chief Justice Ajjikuttira Somaiah Bopanna on 22od ]i,.ay,2OL9 On 22"d May, I 2019, the Gauhati High Court fraternity I ra bid farewell to Justice a il t fr Ajjikuttira Somaiah Ifi F I
Bopanna, Chief a Justice, Gauhati High Court on his I 'rl elevation as Judge of u I Lry' I Supreme Court. The farewell ceremony I I I t9 t was held at the Chief -- Justice's bungalow I a-.- l v I and was attended by the Judges of Gauhati High Court Judges of G@thdi Hbh Coutt bidding Jarcuell to Justice A. S. Bopann4 and members of the ChieJ Justbe, C,@h.,i High Cour\ in his ofrcial residence Reglstry.
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GENOER S€NSIIIZAIION TRAII{IiIG FOf, EMPAI{ELIEO IEGAL AID COU[5Er f! I ) t I a r *1 a ) I FI t r tt z .J ! I I ) ./ il tI i Justice Atup Kumar Gosoani, Chief Justice (AdirLg), G@rhdi HUh Coutt, along with the resource persots @td participants On 26'h May, 2019, Gender Sensitization Training for Empanelled Irgal Aid Counsel was organised by UN Women, in collaboration with Assam State kgal Services Authority at Hotel Radisson Blu, Guwahati. Justice Arup Kumar Goswami, Chief Justice (Acting), Gauhati High Court, attended the programme as resource person. The programme had participation of Irgal Aid Counsels of Assam State kga-l Services Authority, District Legal Services Authority, Darrang and District kgal Services Authority, Udalguri and others. Orientation programme for the Members of Foreigners Tribunals, Assam on 18th May & I't June, 2O19 On l8th May, 2019, Orientation programme for the Members of Foreigrrers Tribunal, Assam (Phase I) was organised by Political (B) Department, Government of Assam, in t rt- I T i- I ? From L-R: Shi Bhaskar Jyoti Mahant4 sPL DGP (Bordet), Assafi\ Shi AshutDsh AgnihouL Commis- ,---L sioner & Secg., Hotne & Polidcal Departnlent" Assdn\ Justice Uijol Bhugan, Justice Prasanta Kunn Dek4 Judges, Gauhdti Hlgh Court
a collaboration with Judicial Academy, Assam at the Administrative Staff Justice B. P. KdakeA, fomEr Judge, Gtuhdi High Courl deliueing his speech College, Khanapara, Assam. Justice
4 | Pa ge Ujjal Bhuyan, Justice Prasanta Kumar Deka, Judges, Gauhati High Court, Justice B. K. Sharma, Justice B. P. Katakey, former Judges, Gauhati High Court, graced the programme as resource persons. Phase II of the programme was held on lst June, 2019 with the same agenda. The programme was also attended by Sri Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta, Special DGP (Border), Sri S. C. Keyal, Assistant Solicitor General of India and Sri U. K. Nair, Senior Advocate, Gauhati High Court. Orientation prograrnme for the Assistant Government Pleaders, Foreigners Tribunals, Assam on 15th & 29tb J"ne, 2O19
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Government Pleaders of Foreigners o"k"l^"o" Tribunals, Assam (Phase I) was ',"c.fu,ffi organised by Political (B) Department, Govemment of Assam, in collaboration with Judicial Academy, Assam, at the Administrative Staff Co1lege, Khanapara, Assam. Shri Niranjan Baruah, Secretary, Home and Political Department, Government of Assam, Justice Lrjjat Bhuyotl, Judge, c@ttuti High courl presented the welcome address. speoking on the occasion Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, Judge, Gauhati High Court, spoke on the "Role of Government Pleaders" and "Amended provisions of the Foreigners (Tfibunals) Order, 1964 and Role of Government Pleaders". Justice Prasanta Kumar Deka, Judge, Gauhati High Court, spoke on "Documents: Admissibility, Tlrpes of objections, Exhibiting documents' and "Additional Evidence", which was followed by interactive session. The programme was also attended by Sri Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta, Special DGP (Border), Sri S. C. Keyal, Assistant Solicitor General of India and Sri U. K. Nair, Senior Advocate, Gauhati High Court. On 29e June, 2019, the 2'd Phase of the programme was held at the Judicial Academy, Assam, with the same agenda.
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Sh'i Bhaskar JAoti Maltanta, SPL DGP (Border), Justi.e Pras 5 | Pa ge Notth East Regional Consultation oo Addressia$ Human Trallicking in the Regioa on 2O6 & 2t'r Junei 2O19 On 20'h & 2l"t June, 2019, the { North East Regional Consultation on a-, Human Tralficking in the ,t Addressing g!,8 Global rslf^tEL!4 Region was organised by loat -qrxEitoolB Organization for Life Development (GOLD) under the aegis of Assam State Legal Services Authority 7: ,l I (ASLSA) at Hotel Pragati Manor, Guwahati. Justice Arup Kumar Frcm LR: Dr L- R. Bishnoi, Justice Antp Kuflu1r Goswami, Chief Justice (Acting), Gosttoni, Shn Debqjit Hamrika arul Shn Katral- Agonaal Gauhati High Court, Dr. L. R. Bishnoi Addl DGP (CID), Assam, Sri Kamal Agarwal, Senior Advocate, Gauhati I High Court, & Working President, I I GOLD and Deb4jit Hazarika, IPS Retd, attended the programme as resource persons. The programme had rl participation of Judicial Officers, NGO's, Government Officials, Child Justice Antp Kunor Gosu.wni" chief Justice (Acting), Rights Activists and Law Enforcement speaking on the occasion Agencies. Oflicial Dinner hosted in honour of Justice Dinesh Maheswari, Honb'le Judge, Supreme Court of India on 24rh Jpne, 2O19 I' - ) I ,,1 a I I I ta \ { { , I 0 (- \l s ,d- l I D n Ju-stice Dhesh Maheauui behg weta ned by Justice Dinesh Mallesuori uith tle Judges of Justice Antp Kumar Cosu.tctni, chief Justi.e (Adirq), C@thdi High C'ourt @1d otler Judges of G@thdi High court Ort 24th June, 2019, an oflicial dinner was hosted in honour of Justice Dinesh Maheswari, Judge, Supreme Court of India at the Judge's lounge of Gauhati High Court. Justice Maheswari was accompanied by His Lordship's spouse and son. The Judges of the Gauhati High Court and members of the Registry were present on the occasion. 6 | Page Judicial Knowledge Enhancement Programme organised at Aizawl, Mizoram oa 2"d & 3'd August, 2OL9 a \ I I n f, n ti e r ET ,. $ r m i I I fii j i I I I 1 € A ft I I t -t A ^ I I t a Justice Songkhupchung Serto, Judge, aff#lr:#m.source wrsons and Judicial OJFcerc oJ On 2"d & 3d August, Judicial Knowledge Enhancement Programme was organised at Administrative Tlaining Instirute, Aizawl, Mizoram by Judicial Acad- emy, Assam & NETOTI, in collaboration with Aizawl Bench, Gauhati High Court. Dr. Maaash Baruah and Sri Roushan Lal, both faculty, Judicial Academy, Assam and Smt. Ipsita Borthakur, Research Offrcer, Judicial Academy, Assam, attended the programme as Resource Persons. Grade-II and Grade-lll Judicial Offrcers of Mizoram Judicial Service participated in the programme. Foundation Stoae Laying Ceremony of the Auditorium of Gauhati High Court on 4th August, 2O19 On 4th August, 2019, Honble I Justice Ranjan Gogoi, the Chief Justice of India, laid the foundation ,-a stone of the Auditorium of Gauhati High Court. To mark the occasion, a function was held in the Gauhati High I I E'-'t T lrn L /-l r Justice R@1ji,m Gogoi. Chizl Justice of India, lighting the cerenoniol l@np r Court premises (Old Block). Jusdce Hrishikesh Roy, Chief Justice, High rt Court of Kerala, Justice Arup Kumar t Goswami, Chief Justice (Acting), Jttstice Rqrn Cogoi, Chief Justice of lndio, Gauhati High Court, Justice Ajit Wng the founddion stone 7l Pa ge Singh, former Chief Justice, Gauhati High Court, Judges and former Judges of the I GL Gauhati High Court along with o members of the Bar, dignitaries !ifolutlttwm h from across the State and ,lIr government officials were present $' on the occasion. I l, The function commenced ntl f..l UI with lighting of the ceremonial ..,.8 lamp. Justice N. Kotiswar Justice Rori,m cogoi" chieJ Jusnce of lndia Singh, Judge Administration, uruEilirtg the plque Gauhati High Court, delivered the welcome address. Speaking on the occasion, Honble Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Chief Guest, said that the Gauhati High Court is set to make the much needed addition to its infrastructure and it was his privilege to initiate the process by laying the first brick. He said, "A s tate- of-the -art auditorium was felt by the high :) court when I was a judge here. Today, the dream has been fulIilled. Though l wish we could have a bigger size auditorium which, however, is not possible for several constraints.' He also Justi.e Rdr*m c,ogoi, chief Justice of India said that the auditorium would deli*ing his speech be helpfUl for Organizing seminars, conferences, programmes, and above all, cultural events to be organized by the legal fraternity of this part of the country to be held in tJris centrally located state-of-the-art auditorium. "Judicial process involves constant process of learning and education and adequate opportunities for relaxation and leisure is a must. It is my earnest belief that the auditorium once complete, will tal 9 | Pa ge Judicial Kaowledge Enharrceaent Programme orgiaaised by Judicial Acadeay, Assam & NE IC/TI or lOtD Augtrst, 2O19 ,..6 On 10'h of August, 2019, Judicial Academy, Assam & NE JOTI organised a Judicial Knowledge Enhancement Programme at Judicial Academy, Assam. The programme was attended by Justice Mir Nfaz Ali and l. J\ tl Justice Manish Choudhury, Judges, l! Gauhati High Court as resource j"*; -rt persons. Justice Mir Alfaz Ali spoke on various aspects of Disciplinary Justice Mir Alf@ Ali, Judge, Gathati High- Cou4 speaking on the oc,:asion Proceedings while Justice Manish Choudhury spoke on various aspects of Negotiable Intstruments Act, 1881. The presentations were followed by interactive sessions where Judicial * Officers posed queries before the Hon'ble Judges. Judicial Officers, f- I members of the Registry of Gauhati High Court and other dignitaries were Justbe Manish choudhury, Judge, Canhdi High Courl present on the occasion. del Ering speech on the occa.sbn Training and Sensitization Programme on Human Trafficking for Public Prosecutors of Zone III Judicial Districts of Assam on lOth August, 2O19 'oi.o.,IDrled!..r&-.nP6gEdtr rr,kr,r I x,a..t o.!'.L.. ^--' ,----ba-{*.,b86-.--.-F .--r-r-lrl-tryrl +=l'?.r-v I u .\ =$.rf rt - m' I L.a - Resoure persons q*akbrg onhe @sion On los August, 2019, Training and Sensitization Programme on Human Trallicking for Public Prosecutors of Znte III Judicial Districts of Assam was organised by Assam State legal Services Authority at Don Bosco Institute, I(harghuli, Guwahati. The progtamme was attended by Judicial Offrcers, Public Prosecutors and Additional Public Prosecutors of the districts of l{amrup (M), Kamrup, Amingaon, Nagaon, Morigaon, Karbi Anglong, Nalbari, Baksa & Barpeta. 101 Pa ge Independence Day celebration at Gauhati High Court on 156 August, 2Ol9 s! FI f I U t r{- A r I Justice Atup Kunq GostqqtnL chief Justice (Acting), c@rhali Hbh Court, receiuing cu@d of Hoiour On 15th August, 2019, the 73'd t Independence Day was celebrated in rl the Gauhati High Court with much IIiE pomp and gaiety. Justice Arup Kumar I I t Goswami, Chief Justice (Acting) hoisted the National Flag in presence of n i: Judges, former Judges of Gauhati High Court, officers of the Registry, Judicial q OIlicers, learned Members of the Bar and staff of the Registry. Parades were Ju,sti.e Arup Kutur Gosu.wni, Chi{ &tsti.e (Actittg), taken out by NCC Cadets as well as by G@thdi High Cout hoisting the Ndional FW t I L] .L, r LI I o rl \ r. J I l-/ 4' I I t' a,) t- ( ry \ !I 1}r I * Pqrad.e teken out on tlre occasion 111 Pa ge { co Ort[AII ffiIl couRf a I L 11.. GliLses of c-ulturd prograrnme CELEB to -t TIT l"l 1 a r D 1 lI.)I I I A tibtte tD Dr. Bhupen Hvoriko. I Tlrl ,t{ #**i*rr ilT L S* ,. / L w t , |-l l'li:.\'l\" .. n,t ,.i \ a I lil,.jl A section of the andience security personnel. Like every year, a number of programmes were performed showcasing the rich culture and heritage of the north-eastern region. A special tribute to Dr. Bhupen Hazarika, tl.e singing bard and the golden voice of Assam, who has been posthumously conferred the nation's highest Civilian Award Bharat Ratna' this year, was offered through a cultural programme, which was a me- lange of dalce and music. The prograflrme enthralled the audience. Gifts were also distributed among the children on the occasion. 121 Pa ge Judicial Knowledge Enhancement Programme otganised for Grade II & Grade III Judicial Oflicers of Nagaland Judicial Senrice on 23'd and,24rh August, 2O19 -1 a r; I fr / L 7 / li 1 .n rl L I I \ I , r :,J L Resource petsons qlong urirh ctade-I & Grde-III Judicial Ofrcers of Nagaland Judicial Service On 23'd arrd 24'h August, 2019, a Judicial Knowledge Enhancement Programme was organised by Judicial Academy, Assam & NLIOTI, in collaboration with Kohima Bench, Gauhati High Court, for Grade II & Grade IlI Judicial Offtcers of Nagaland Judicial Service at Conference Hall, Law Guest House, Dimapur. Dr Manash Baruah, Sri Roushan Lal and Sri S P Moitra graced the programme as resource persons. They spoke on various aspects of law. The programme concluded with an interactive session where the resource persons answered to the queries made by the participants. Court Room Inauguration at Sivasagar on 28th August,2OL9 On 28'h August, 2019, a Court v I room inauguration programme was ,* a held at Sivasagar. The court room was * t inaugurated by Sri Sunil Kumar \ Poddar, District and Sessions Judge, Sivasagar, in presence of \ J i Si si],nil Kutuar Poddar, Disrtid & Sessions Judge, siuosagar, unfurling the pldq)e Dr. Lakshmanan S, Deputy Commissioner, Sivasagar, Judicial Olflcers of Sivasagar District Judiciary, learned Members of the Sivasagar Bar Si SurLil Kuier Podd@, Di-srti.'t A sessions Judge, and others. Sit)asagar, speaking on the oecasion - 13 | Pa ge Iaauguration of Judicial Court Complex at H{mrea, West Karbi Anglong on 7h September, 2Q19 fF=? r :I I l, 7 I a \ v ) t l\, I I 1 ,. a Justir:e N. Kot'lsuar Singh, Judge, C@thdi High Couq untEilitlg the ptaq,rc uith Justice Hitesh Kunro S@-iut @td otlgr dignitaries On 7th September, 2019, the District of Court Complex of Judiciary WEI.COiTE West Karbi Anglong at Hamren was I I inaugurated by Justice N. Kotiswar q,,'y#llT tfl : Singh, Judge, Gauhati High Court, in llJl:illll:l'y N presence of Justice Hitesh Kumar it SEP { T Sarma, Judge, Gauhati High Court, '1,il', I i. d r+ \ Justice N. Kotifl)ar Singh, &dge, Gaholi High Cou\ deliueing his speech 0l THE JUDICIAL C0U[T C0]'lPtil L lt KAEB| ANGLOT{G, ASSAI. Judicial Officers of the District Judiciary, members of the Registry, other dignitaries and Members of the Bar. With the functioning of the courts at Hamren, Judiciary of the State of Assam is now completely Justice Hibsh Kutw S@1tt4 Judge, C,tuhdi High CouA spedking on the occasion separated from the Executive. "Dhanta is lqnt in its tuidest sense-spiritual, morq\ ethicol @Ld ternporal. E@ry indit idual, uheher the tuler or the ruled, is goveraed bg his ot her oum dlanna- To the qdcnt thd society req>ected dhatn4 societg prctected itse$; b the enent societg oJlended it, soci.etg undermined." Xdtltllyd t+l Pa ge Inauguration of the Court of Judicial Magistrate at Boko, Kamrup on 7th September, 2O19 On 7th September, 2019, I Justice Ujial Bhuyan, Judge, Gauhati , High Court and Portfolio Judge, ), Kamrup, Amingaon, inaugurated t. the I t Court of Judicial Magistrate at Boko. i- The programme was attended by the I \ - t I I L',Iihb II L A I lt Justice Ujii Bhuyo\ Judge, C@hdi High CouG lr t" in@tguding the Coutt d Boko I Registry officials of Gauhati High Court, Judicial Ollicers of the District Judiciary, Kamrup, learned Members of the Bar Association of Kamrup F h, District and other dignitaries. Justice Uihl BhuA@. Judge, Cqhqri High Coutt, unfwling the plque Inauguration of the Court of Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate at Bokajaa, Karbi Anglong on 7tb September, 2O19 On 7th September, 2019, Justice Mir Alfaz Ali, Judge, Gauhati High Court and Portfolio Judge, Karbi 1L Anglong District, inaugurated the txG I Court of Sub-divisional Judicial I I Magistrate at Bokajan, Karbi Anglong. a t The programme was attended by the I a 7 A r -t /t Justie Mit AV@ Ali. Judge, C@thari High Court, lighting the cereianial lory -\ / a I' Registry officials of Gauhati High Court, Judicial Oflicers of the District Judiciary, learned Members of the I i Karbi Anglong Bar Association and Justice Mi Alfu Ati, Judge, Canhati HQh Courl speaking on lhe occasion other dignitaries. 1s I Pa ge First National Conclave at Guwahati, on 2l"t September, 2O19 The first National Conclave on challenges before the Judiciary- Road FIRST coxcLAI,E Map for the Future was held on 2l"t September, 2019, at Hotel Radisson Blu, Guwahati. The Conclave was chaired by Hon'ble Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Chief Justice of India, along with Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde, -g'' Judge, Supreme Court of India, n l'1, Justice Arup Kumar Goswami, Chief ii.r i- Hon'ble Justi.e Ruitm Gogoi ChierJustiee ol hdia, Justice (Acting), Gauhati High Court. speoking onthe occasionlanked bg Justice Shatud Aruind BoMe, Judge, Supreme Court of hdia otd Justice Antp Kutar CostD@ni" Chief Justice (Ading), Ir I A@)hdti High Court t: A host ofJudges from different High Courts of the country deliberated on t the following topics- (i) Impact of a) Social Media on Judiciary; (ii) Improving Bar & Bench Relationship; (iii) Empowering the Judges for Better Handling of Judicial and Administrative Work; (rv) Judges from u@bus Hbh Coutts p@licipding inthe conclatE Leveraging IT fOr Increasing Effrcienry of the Court System and (v) Ways to Tackle the Growing Negative Perception Concerning the Judiciary. Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde, Judge, Supreme Court of India, summarised the deliberations of the day in his concluding remarks. Terming the Conclave as intensely satisfactory, Justice Bobde pointed out that the Judiciary, at present, has been facing some serious problems which are affecting tl.e function of delivering justice. In that context, Justice Bobde said LAVE ; : bi I 1,, \ 4 c I I Justice Sharad Aruind Bobde, Judge, Supreme Coutt of Indi4 addressing the distitlguished assenblqge 16 | Pa ge FIRST NATIICDNAL G]o)NG:LA\/7E ::{ I I lr I ,t* I 7l /F i, t, I I \l rl t, a j 'tt a rll' il : ,l ; , I I fr.a I I -,l\ a (, / I sl t I tt ? t-a I I I u t I II -a ( T Hon'bte Chief Justice of hdia with other p@ticipant Judges in the conclalE that if the functioning of t]le Judges is affected, it affects the administration of justice and when administration of justice is alTected it alfects everything in the country, including rights and comfort of the citizens. Consultatiotr or Nternative Care and Child Protection System organised on 28th September, 2019 ./a\ -:- Sl n rn.rcr rh. l!.hdLrb. ol Golrrl C.n.rd ( hlld Pror.dh. Stll.d ri, '*rd!,rldca.tu / qr ! I I J I I 'I e I t! {' I I -t t I 1A-t tr J Justice Manash Ro,lj