Newsletter June, 2013

NewsLetter June, 2013

CHANDIGARH JUDICIAL ACADEMY PATRON-IN-CHIEF DURING THE SESSION 2012-2013

HMJ Jasbir Singh HMJ A K Sikri HMJ Sanjay Kishan Kaul

NewsLetter June, 2013 1 PATRON-IN-CHIEF DURING THE SESSION 2012-2013

HMJ Jasbir Singh HMJ A K Sikri HMJ Sanjay Kishan Kaul

NewsLetter June, 2013 1 PRESIDENT, BOARD OF GOVERNORS & MEMBERS

Sh. B.K. Mehta, Director (Admn)

HMJ Surya Kant

Dr. Veer Singh, Director HMJ M. Jeyapaul HMJ Ranjit Singh HMJ T.P.S. Mann (Academics)

HMJ Rajesh Bindal HMJ Ritu Bahri Sh. Puneet Mohan Sharma, Registrar

2 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 3 PRESIDENT, BOARD OF GOVERNORS & MEMBERS

Sh. B.K. Mehta, Director (Admn)

HMJ Surya Kant

Dr. Veer Singh, Director HMJ M. Jeyapaul HMJ Ranjit Singh HMJ T.P.S. Mann (Academics)

HMJ Rajesh Bindal HMJ Ritu Bahri Sh. Puneet Mohan Sharma, Registrar

2 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 3 MEMBERS FACULTY MEMBERS FACULTY

Sh. H.S. Bhangoo Sh. V.K. Gupta

Sh. B.M. Lal Sh. Pradeep Mehta

Sh. Balbir Singh Sh. R.S. Baswana

Smt. Samiya Tabassum Prof. Narendra Kumar Dr. Shashi K. Sharma

Sh. B.S. Mehandiratta Sh. B.S. Mangat Sh. Kuldeep Singh

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Sh. H.S. Bhangoo Sh. V.K. Gupta

Sh. B.M. Lal Sh. Pradeep Mehta

Sh. Balbir Singh Sh. R.S. Baswana

Smt. Samiya Tabassum Prof. Narendra Kumar Dr. Shashi K. Sharma

Sh. B.S. Mehandiratta Sh. B.S. Mangat Sh. Kuldeep Singh

4 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 5 ANNUAL GENERAL BODY MEETING

General Body of Chandigarh Judicial Academy held its Annual Meeting on 31.10.2012. The meeting was chaired by Hon. Mr. Justice A.K.Sikri Chief Justice Punjab and Haryana High Court. Apart from confirming minutes of Annual General Body Ad Esse meeting held in the year 2011, the meeting approved Annual Hon'ble Mr. Justice Jasbir Singh. Sh. D.S. Bains, Secretary Home for Punjab. Report of activities undertaken, by the Academy, as prepared Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.K. Mittal. Sh. P.K. Chaudhary, Chief Secy. Govt of Haryana. by Director (Administration) of the Academy. Auditors Hon'ble Mr. Justice Hemant Gupta. Sh. K.K. Sharma, Advisor to Administrator, Report, Balance Sheet and Statements of Accounts for the Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.S. Saron. Chandigarh Administration. Financial years 2011-12, Annual Budget Estimate for the financial year 2013-14 and programme of activities for the Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajive Bhalla. Sh. Ashok Aggarwal, Advocate General, Punjab. years 2012-13 and 2013-14 of Chandigarh Judicial Academy Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.K. Mittal. Sh. H.S. Hooda, Advocate General, Haryana. were laid before the General Body and were approved. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant. Sh. Manjit Singh, L.R. , Haryana It was further resolved to create two posts of Research Hon'ble Mr. Justice M. Jeyapaul. Sh. S.S. Behal, Advocate, Pb & Haryana High Court. Assistant and four posts of Law Researchers in Chandigarh Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ranjit Singh. B.K. Mehta, Director (Admn.), Chandigarh Judicial Academy. Judicial Academy on a proposal mooted by Hon'ble Board of Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal. Governors. Prof. Veer Singh, Director (Academics), Chandigarh Hon'ble Mr. Justice K. Kannan Judicial Academy. Sh. P.S. Jaswal, Vice Chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi National Law University, Patiala

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6 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 7 NNUAL EPORT OF CTIVITIES Spread over 8.5 acres of land with a covered area of 2.78 lakh square yards, premises of Academy present a A R A very soothing picture to every eye. It has magnificence , elegance grace , charm and charisma. Everything. UNDERTAKEN BY THE ACADEMY, Spacious green area add to its beauty and serve ecological needs as well. Its Air-conditioned Auditorium has the capacity of nearly 300 and is equipped with best of the light and sound systems. It also has the facility of video-conferencing. Jurists of Highest order have been to this PREPARED BY DIRECTOR (ADMINISTRATION) Auditorium .

Just opposite to the Auditorium is equally impressive Convention Hall standing over 4900 square feet. It has seating capacity for 200 persons and has been used for numerous seminars, colloquiums and Refresher-c- PREFACE Orientation Courses. On the first floor , over Convention hall is Library having nearly 9,300 books. Computers with On Line Need of imparting “Judicial Education “ was being felt all over the Country but the concept got impetus only Service and Net Facility through Wi-Fi system have been provided. Newspapers, Legal Journals, Magazines when Hon'ble Supreme Court of India came in seisin of All India Judge's Association matter and observed of different areas of interest , newsletters from National Judicial Academy and other State Judicial Academies that mind set of a Judicial Officer needs to be guided viz-a-viz functions of Judicial system and mannerism in are also made available in the Library. which justice needs to be done at the earliest. It was mandated that each State sets up its Judicial Academy . Administrative block of the Academy has six Lecture theaters all of them having one L.C. D. each of 46" and 117th Report of the Law Commission of India (1986) dealt with the subject of training of judicial officers, also a roll-down screen of bigger dimension for power point presentations. There is a computer Lab having which also quoted observations of Lord Devlin and concluded that the "updating of the knowledge and skills 40 Computer table tops with net-connectivity. can hardly be left to the voluntary effort of individual judges." Training can significantly upgrade the capability of everyone called upon to perform a duty. It is all the more so in the case of judicial officers, The Academy has a centrally Air Conditioned Hostel, having 100 odd rooms, studded with best of the because sociology of law is acquiring new and added significance in the development of the society. facilities accommodation wherein is provided to Trainee Judicial Officers. Its spacious and immaculately designed dining hall can host 130 persons , simultaneously. A state of the art Kitchen has been installed with The Judicial Academy helps to foster sound values of life and the formation of constructive attitudes. Judicial latest amenities like Cold Storage, automatic dish washer, air conditioned chopping section, Air Cooled education is an indispensable tool for ensuring an effective, independent and credible Judiciary. Cooking Section, food warmers etc. etc. After thorough deliberations, it was decided to set up Chandigarh Judicial Academy for the States of Punjab Recreational facilities have also been provided in the Hostel such as a well equipped Gymnasium, 2 Squash and Haryana, in the near vicinity of Honourable High Court ,. Chandigarh Administration provided 8.5 Courts besides providing two sets of Table Tennis, Chess boards and carrom boards acres of land for Setting up Chandigarh Judicial Academy on 21.10.2005. A Swimming pool of the depth of 4 ft to 13 ft., provided in the Hostel is a like a jewel in the Crown. It is a pool In terms of unanimous decision of Honourable High Court of Punjab and Haryana taken on October 18, 2006, of International Standard. a society namely "Chandigarh Judicial Academy for Punjab and Haryana" was formed and got registered under the Societies Registration Act to undertake the task of training of Judicial Officers of the States of To meet a case of any medical emergency, dispensary of the Academy is being attended to by a Qualified Punjab and Haryana as per guidelines provided by the First National Judicial Pay Commission, in its report Doctor Volume 2, Chapter XIII. An ATM machine in the reception counter serves all of the inmates of the Academy. Initial Corpus of Rs. 2.5 Crores and first year's running expenses of Rs.2.5.Crores was to be shared equally by We propose to have branch of a Bank, a post office, a General Merchant Shop and a Tennis Court in the the States of Punjab and Haryana. Subsequent contributions are to be made as decided by General Body. Academy in the near future. As a result of untiring efforts of all of the Honourable Judges of Punjab and Haryana High Court , this magnificent piece of architectural marvel came into being, constructed by Engineering Wing of Chandigarh ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Administration with funds provided by the States of Punjab and Haryana in equal proportions. This is to acknowledge with grateful thanks guidance provided by Honourable Mr. Justice Ranjan Gagoi , the 23rd., May 2009 was a red letters day in the History of Chandigarh Judicial Academy when this premises was then Honourable Chief Justice , Punjab and Haryana High Court , Honourable Mr. Justice Adarsh Kumar inaugurated by the then Chief Justice of India , flanked by many other Judges from the Apex Court and Goel, the then Honourable Acting Chief Justice , Punjab and Haryana High Court , Honourable Mr. Justice M Honourable Judges from Punjab and Haryana High Court. M Kumar, the then Honourable Acting Chief Justice , Punjab and Haryana High Court and Honourable Mr. Justice Jasbir Singh, the then Honourable Acting Chief Justice, Punjab and Haryana High Court who steered INFRASTRUCTURE this academy during their respective tenures as Patron-in-Chief.

Without meaning to indulge into an act of gasconade , Chandigarh Judicial Academy can legitimately claim The Academy has special reasons to feel exultant in having His Lordship Honourable Mr. Justice A. K. Sikri, itself to be amongst the best in the Country.. Chief Justice Punjab and Haryana High Court taking over as its Patron-in-Chief. The Academy is bound to be

8 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 9 NNUAL EPORT OF CTIVITIES Spread over 8.5 acres of land with a covered area of 2.78 lakh square yards, premises of Academy present a A R A very soothing picture to every eye. It has magnificence , elegance grace , charm and charisma. Everything. UNDERTAKEN BY THE ACADEMY, Spacious green area add to its beauty and serve ecological needs as well. Its Air-conditioned Auditorium has the capacity of nearly 300 and is equipped with best of the light and sound systems. It also has the facility of video-conferencing. Jurists of Highest order have been to this PREPARED BY DIRECTOR (ADMINISTRATION) Auditorium .

8 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 9 benefited with the guidance to be provided with by His Lordship who has brilliant academic background , Honourable Mr. Justice G S Singhvi , Judge Supreme Court of India presided over valedictory Function qua prodigious experience on both sides of the Bar, perspicacious approach and had been closely associated with HCS(J) Officers and Honourable Mr. Justice S S Nijjar, Judge Supreme Court of India presided over National Judicial Academy and Delhi Judicial Academy. Valedictory function qua PCS (J) Officers. The Academy humbly acknowledges gracious presence of their Lordships. During the year 2011-2012, Honourale Mr. Justice Permod Kohli, Honourable Mr. Justice Rajive Bhalla and Honourable Mr. Justice Ajay Kumar Mittal remained President , Board of Governors of this Academy. All of In June 2012, 89 newly appointed Judicial officers from the State of Haryana , 83 from the State of Punjab and 3 them had been sparing valuable time from their busy schedules to look after day to day affairs of the from the State of Sikkim have arrived in the Academy for their Training Induction Programme and were Academy. Chandigarh Judicial Academy gained tremendously from their vast experiences. This is to extend admitted by His Lordship Hon. Mr. Justice Jasbir Singh, the Acting Chief Justice into Judicial fraternity. heartfelt thanks to them for their unflinching support , patronage , altruistic and caressing approach towards Apart from Induction Training Programmes, Chandigarh Judicial Academy conducted Refresher-c- the Academy. Orientation Programmes for in-service Judicial Officials. In 2011-12 9 such courses were conducted for Honourable Mr. Justice Surya Kant is currently President , Board of Governors of Chandigarh Judicial Additional District and Sessions Judges and 15 for Civil Judges. 314 Additional District and Sessions Judges Academy. His intense passion and appetence to ensure that the Academy achieves its object of imparting and 635 Civil Judges from both the States attended these courses. Judicial Education to Trainee Judicial Officers so as to make them capable of conducting their Courts In the current year , 4 Refresher-c-Orientation Courses for Additional District and Judges , attended by 185 of efficiently from day one, a dream shared by His Honourable the Chief Justice also , is yielding desired results. them, and 7 courses for Civil Judges , attended by 385 of them, have already been conducted. Today itself, for His Lordship desires that only the Academy maintains its high standards in all fields but makes the first time, an Orientation-c-Refresher Course for Presiding Officers of Industrial Tribunals and Labour improvements in all possible fields. Courts is being conducted in the academy. Honourable Mr. Justice M. Jeyapaul, Honourable Mr. Justice Ranjit Singh, Honourable Mr. Justice Rajesh 10 Courses were conducted to train 195 Public Prosecutors and 39 Labour Commissioners were also Bindal and Honourable Ms. Justice Ritu Bahri have adorned Board of Governors of the Academy during this imparted training by the Academy. 34 Probationer- Tehsildars from the State of Haryana underwent training period. All of them take keen interest in the affairs of Academy and made valuable contributions in steering at this Academy. As another feather in the cap of this Academy 24 Munsifs were sent by Honourable Jammu the Academy as a result whereof it is always marching on the course of achieving its goals of “ Proficiency-- and Kashmir High Court for training to us. Performance and productivity”. Faculty at the academy, comprised of retired Judicial Officers and Educators are striving hard to make the Our sincere most thanks to all of the worthy members of Board of Governors. trainees as not only good and effective Judicial Officers but also good human beings, by inculcating upon It is another matter of pride for this Academy that all the Honourble Judges presently adoring them virtues of self-discipline and kindness. Administrative Committee of Honourable High Court had been President of Board of Governors of the There has been a change of guards in the Academy during the years under report in Dr. Virinder Kumar Academy. Footprints of their contributions to the Academy are prominently noticeable in the functioning of completing his stint as Director (Academics) on 31st. March 2012. He has been succeeded by Dr. Prof. Veer this Academy. Please allow me to utilize this opportunity by expressing grateful thanks to them and to Singh. While the Academy acknowledges hard work put by Dr. Virinder Kumar it is hoped that with his request them for their continued guidance, help and support. experience as Head of Department of Laws at Punjab University, Director General Army Institute of Law We are also thankful to all the Honourable Members of General Body who have given their support and Mohali and Chairman NALSA Hydrabad, Dr. Prof. Veer Singh would take the Academy to further heights of guidance to the academy. glory.

REPORT OF ACTIVITIES Almost simultaneously, Sh. Shekher Dhawan finished his stint with the Academy as Director (Administration ) on 16-4-2012. His yeoman's services to the Academy are hereby acknowledged, thankfully. 5th. Annual Report of Chandigarh Academy is hereby presented before this August house alongwith The Academy is extremely thankful to Honourable Judges from the High Court who had been very kindly audited accounts for the financial year , ended on 31.3.2012, prepared by M/s R K Deepak and Company, sparing their valuable time to enlighten Judicial Officers during Refresher-c-Orientation Courses. Our Charted Accountants, Chandigarh, as agenda item No. 2 alongwith Balance sheet and account statement. As thanks are also due to other resource persons as well whose participation has been of tremendous help in per Auditor's report , appropriate books of account, as required under law, are being maintained by the successful conduction of these courses. Academy. Income and Expenditure Account, Balance sheet of the Academy depict true and correct picture. I would be failing in my duty if I do not appropriately thank Honourable Mr. Justice Hemant Gupta and I take opportunity to place before this house a synopsis of main Activities undertaken by the Academy up to Honourable Mr. Justice K.Kannan for their benevolence , philanthropy and munificence in donating a large September 2012. number of Books, from their precious collection, to Library of this Academy. 86 newly appointed Judicial officers from the State of Haryana and 65 Judicial Officers from the State of The Academy hosted a 'Judicial Colloquium on Human Trafficking' on 29th. July, 2012. It was organized by Punjab had joined this Academy in April 2011 and May 2012 for One year long Training Induction State Legal Services Authorities, Punjab, Haryana and U.T., Chandigarh in collaboration with Governments Programme. They completed their training in April 2012 and May 2012 respectively and are now serving at of Punjab and Haryana and was sponsored by Department of Home Government of India. Apart from Distt. their respective places of posting. & Sessions Judges Chief Judicial Magistrates and Member Secretaries Legal Services Authorities from the

10 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 11 benefited with the guidance to be provided with by His Lordship who has brilliant academic background , Honourable Mr. Justice G S Singhvi , Judge Supreme Court of India presided over valedictory Function qua prodigious experience on both sides of the Bar, perspicacious approach and had been closely associated with HCS(J) Officers and Honourable Mr. Justice S S Nijjar, Judge Supreme Court of India presided over National Judicial Academy and Delhi Judicial Academy. Valedictory function qua PCS (J) Officers. The Academy humbly acknowledges gracious presence of their Lordships. During the year 2011-2012, Honourale Mr. Justice Permod Kohli, Honourable Mr. Justice Rajive Bhalla and Honourable Mr. Justice Ajay Kumar Mittal remained President , Board of Governors of this Academy. All of In June 2012, 89 newly appointed Judicial officers from the State of Haryana , 83 from the State of Punjab and 3 them had been sparing valuable time from their busy schedules to look after day to day affairs of the from the State of Sikkim have arrived in the Academy for their Training Induction Programme and were Academy. Chandigarh Judicial Academy gained tremendously from their vast experiences. This is to extend admitted by His Lordship Hon. Mr. Justice Jasbir Singh, the Acting Chief Justice into Judicial fraternity. heartfelt thanks to them for their unflinching support , patronage , altruistic and caressing approach towards Apart from Induction Training Programmes, Chandigarh Judicial Academy conducted Refresher-c- the Academy. Orientation Programmes for in-service Judicial Officials. In 2011-12 9 such courses were conducted for Honourable Mr. Justice Surya Kant is currently President , Board of Governors of Chandigarh Judicial Additional District and Sessions Judges and 15 for Civil Judges. 314 Additional District and Sessions Judges Academy. His intense passion and appetence to ensure that the Academy achieves its object of imparting and 635 Civil Judges from both the States attended these courses. Judicial Education to Trainee Judicial Officers so as to make them capable of conducting their Courts In the current year , 4 Refresher-c-Orientation Courses for Additional District and Judges , attended by 185 of efficiently from day one, a dream shared by His Honourable the Chief Justice also , is yielding desired results. them, and 7 courses for Civil Judges , attended by 385 of them, have already been conducted. Today itself, for His Lordship desires that only the Academy maintains its high standards in all fields but makes the first time, an Orientation-c-Refresher Course for Presiding Officers of Industrial Tribunals and Labour improvements in all possible fields. Courts is being conducted in the academy. Honourable Mr. Justice M. Jeyapaul, Honourable Mr. Justice Ranjit Singh, Honourable Mr. Justice Rajesh 10 Courses were conducted to train 195 Public Prosecutors and 39 Labour Commissioners were also Bindal and Honourable Ms. Justice Ritu Bahri have adorned Board of Governors of the Academy during this imparted training by the Academy. 34 Probationer- Tehsildars from the State of Haryana underwent training period. All of them take keen interest in the affairs of Academy and made valuable contributions in steering at this Academy. As another feather in the cap of this Academy 24 Munsifs were sent by Honourable Jammu the Academy as a result whereof it is always marching on the course of achieving its goals of “ Proficiency-- and Kashmir High Court for training to us. Performance and productivity”. Faculty at the academy, comprised of retired Judicial Officers and Educators are striving hard to make the Our sincere most thanks to all of the worthy members of Board of Governors. trainees as not only good and effective Judicial Officers but also good human beings, by inculcating upon It is another matter of pride for this Academy that all the Honourble Judges presently adoring them virtues of self-discipline and kindness. Administrative Committee of Honourable High Court had been President of Board of Governors of the There has been a change of guards in the Academy during the years under report in Dr. Virinder Kumar Academy. Footprints of their contributions to the Academy are prominently noticeable in the functioning of completing his stint as Director (Academics) on 31st. March 2012. He has been succeeded by Dr. Prof. Veer this Academy. Please allow me to utilize this opportunity by expressing grateful thanks to them and to Singh. While the Academy acknowledges hard work put by Dr. Virinder Kumar it is hoped that with his request them for their continued guidance, help and support. experience as Head of Department of Laws at Punjab University, Director General Army Institute of Law We are also thankful to all the Honourable Members of General Body who have given their support and Mohali and Chairman NALSA Hydrabad, Dr. Prof. Veer Singh would take the Academy to further heights of guidance to the academy. glory.

10 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 11 States of Punjab, Haryana and U.T. Chandigarh , Child Development Project Officers, Judicial Officers from the Tricity of Chandigarh, Punchkula and Mohali, Members Faculty of Chandigarh Judicial Academy, Trainee Judicial Officers currently undergoing their Induction Training Programme attended the 'Colloquium'. Its proceedings were shared through Video Conference by other Judicial Officers and Senior Officers from Police and Administration, in both of the States of Punjab and Haryana.

The 'Colloquium' was chaired by His Lordship Hon'ble Mr. Justice Jasbir Singh, Acting Chief Justice, Punjab and Haryana High Court and the audience was addressed , apart from the Hon'ble Acting Chief Justice by Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.K. Mittal, Judge, Punjab & Haryana High Court, Hon'ble Ms. Justice Roshan Dalvi, Judge, Mumbai High Court, Prof. Shantha Sinha, Chairperson, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, New Delhi, Smt. B. Bhamathi, IAS Additional Secretary, Ministry of Home, Government of India, North Block, Central Secretariat, New Delhi, Dr. P.M. Nair, IPS, Special DG, CRPF and Shri U. Sarathchandran, Member Secretary, National Legal Service Authority, New Delhi, Ms. Swati Chauhan, Judge, Family Court, Mumbai & Mr. Ravi Kant, President, Shakti Vahini (NGO).

The Academy has also hosted Training programmes in Mediation for Judicial Officers and Advocates conducted by Mediation and Conciliation Committee. As first of its kind , Retired Judicial Superior Service officers from both of the States also underwent mediation training programme in the Academy.

MOOT COURT COMPETITION.

The Academy organized 2nd. Moot Court competition on 1st. And 2nd. October 2011. 39 teams from various Law Colleges of eminence from all over the Country participated therein. New Law College Pune emerged as winner and Institute of Law, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra finished runners-up. Valedictory function was presided over by His Lordship Hon'ble Mr. Justice T S Thakur, Judge Supreme Court of India. This is the occasion to thank the organizers, the participants and the sponsors, and above all, Honourable the Chief Guest.

VISION

In the year 2012-2013 the Academy perceives to improve upon itself with valuable suggestions from the worthy Patron-in-Chief ; to start research programmes by associating members of Faculty, Law Researchers and serving Judicial Officers as there is a large number of Judicial Officers in the States of Punjab and Haryana with Doctorates and Master's degrees in Law. We also aim at imparting training to young budding Advocates, Jail Superintendents, Para Legal volunteers and ministerial staff from Subordinate Courts so that each and every limb of Justice Delivery System gets benefited from facilities available at this Academy.

I beseech your continuous motivation and inspirational support to the Academy. As first of its kind, 28 retired Superior Judicial Service Officers from the States of Punjab and Haryana were imparted 40 hours mediation training.

B. K. Mehta Director (Administration) Chandigarh Judicial Academy

12 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 13 States of Punjab, Haryana and U.T. Chandigarh , Child Development Project Officers, Judicial Officers from the Tricity of Chandigarh, Punchkula and Mohali, Members Faculty of Chandigarh Judicial Academy, Trainee Judicial Officers currently undergoing their Induction Training Programme attended the 'Colloquium'. Its proceedings were shared through Video Conference by other Judicial Officers and Senior Officers from Police and Administration, in both of the States of Punjab and Haryana.

MOOT COURT COMPETITION.

VISION

B. K. Mehta Director (Administration) Chandigarh Judicial Academy

12 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 13 NORTH ZONE REGIONAL JUDICIAL CONFERENCE ON ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE (ISSUES & CHALLENGES)

The Inaugural Session was presided over by Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri, Chief Justice, Punjab & Haryana High Court and Patron-in-Chief, Chandigarh Judicial Academy. After the ceremonial lighting of Lamp and Chandigarh Judicial Academy and Hon'ble High Court of Punjab & Haryana Saraswati Vandana, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant, organized 'North Zone Regional Judicial Conference' on Administration of Judge, Punjab & Haryana High Court and President, Criminal Justice (Issues & Challenges) from 23rd to 25th November, 2012. Board of Governors, Chandigarh Judicial Academy Chandigarh Judicial Academy takes pride in the fact that it was asked by welcomed participants to the Conference. Prof. K. N. National Judicial Academy to host 3rd such Conference during the last 5 Chandrasekharan Pillai, Director, National Judicial years. Academy, explained to the gathering, the theme of Delegates from Hon'ble High Court of Delhi, Allahabad, Uttarakhand, Conference. After keynote address by Hon'ble Mr. Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir participated in the Conference, Justice A.K. Sikri, the Inaugural Session was over and besides 71 Judicial Officers/delegates from the States of Punjab, Haryana and was followed by Brain Storming Sessions. UT, Chandigarh.

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14 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 15 SEMINAR ON JUSTICE AT DOOR STEP HELD ON 11-1-2013 AT CHANDIGARH JUDICIAL ACADEMY

Two Judicial Officers from the State of Punjab, namely Sh. Neeraj Singla and Sh. Mahesh Kumar and four Judicial Officers from the State of Haryana, namely Sh. Aman Inder Singh, Ms. Jasbir, Ms. Anjali Jain and Ms. Deepti completed their Induction Training Programme on 7.8.2012 and were awarded certificates by Hon'ble Mr. Justice Jasbir Singh, Acting Chief Justice-cum-Patron-in-Chief of Chandigarh Judicial Academy.

Soon after taking over as Union Minister for Law and Justice, Government of India, Dr. Ashwani Kumar realized the need to launch into a mechanism to take care of the ultimate consumer of System of Administration in Justice, the poor who cannot venture into corridors of our system for want of sufficient economic means.

Vide letter dated 18.12.2012 Hon'ble Dr. Ashwani Kumar desired Punjab and Haryana High Court to hold a Conference at Chandigarh for implementation of Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008. Theme of the conference was given as 'Justice at the Door Steps and Legal Aid to Poor”.

Hon'ble Mr. Justice A K Sikri, Chief Justice Punjab and Haryana High Court responded , almost , instantaneously to this proposal , and asked for the Conference being held on 11.1.2013 at Chandigarh Judicial Academy, Sector 43, Chandigarh.

The Conference was attended by Dr. Ashwani Kumar, Hon'ble Minister of Law and Justice, Government of India, Hon'ble Chief Ministers of both the States i.e. Punjab and Haryana, Hon'ble Chief Justice of this Court

16 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 17 SEMINAR ON JUSTICE AT DOOR STEP HELD ON 11-1-2013 AT CHANDIGARH JUDICIAL ACADEMY

16 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 17 and other Hon'ble Judges apart from all the District & Sessions Judges, Chief Judicial Magistrates, Secretaries, District Legal Service Authorities, Member Secretaries and Additional Member Secretaries of State Legal Service Authorities of States of Punjab, Haryana and U.T., Chandigarh. The Chief Secretaries of both the States, Principal Secretaries (Home), Finance Secretary and Financial Commissioner Revenue and District Development and Panchayat Officers from these States had attended the said Conference.

Inaugural Session of the Conference started with dignitaries taking the dais and lighting Ceremonial lamp of wisdom amongst chanting of ljLorh oanuk

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant, Judge Punjab and Haryana High Court and President, Board of Governors, Chandigarh Judicial Academy, Chandigarh formally welcomed the Dignitaries and participants to the Conference. His Lordship recalled that Constitution of India envisages providing Social, Economical and Political Justice to all Citizen of India , equally. It has also been ensured that poverty of a person does not hamper his quest for governance, observed the Honourable Minister Justice. His Lordship also referred to Article 51 A of the adding that it is duty of the State to secure a social Constitution of India suggesting fundamental duties to be order in which the legal system of the nation performed by Citizen of India . Legal Service Authority Act, promotes justice on the basis of equal opportunity to observed his Lordship, endeavours to provide free and competent all. Satisfaction was expressed by the Honourable Legal service to the poor and needy. Authorities working under this Minister on being apprised that State Governments of Act have also set up Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanism Punjab and Haryana have notified 2 Grams

Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008 , legislated to effectuate Article 39 A of Nyayalayas each just a few days before the conference the Constitution, as per His Lordship, gives an opportunity to take was to start and had promised that more Gram away judicial delivery system from its conventional shell and is to Nyayalayas would be notified in due course. provide access to inexpensive justice in the rural areas at the door Lok Adalats including Mega Lok Adalats being regularly held and having settled 25 lakh cases was steps and that also in a way that conciliation is brought about referred to by the Hon'ble Minister with a degree of pleasure and that the judiciary has stepped in with between the warring litigants. Gram Nyayalayas would not be shacked by strict rules of evidence and vigour to implement the schemes of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) and was appointing principles of Natural Justice would govern proceedings there under. His Lordship exhorted concerned dedicated judicial officers at the district level to provide legal aid to the poor. To service the marginalized authorities to provide adequate infrastructure and manpower to run the show successfully. sections of the society, lawyers and paralegal volunteers have been deployed from the High Court down to

Dr. Ashwani Kumar, Hon'ble Minister of Law and Justice, Government of India: sub-division level. Awareness campaigns , including in schools and colleges , were helping achieve that objective, it was also observed. The Hon'ble Minister set forth the objective behind calling for such a conference being to deliberate upon key issues Thereafter, Dr. Ashwani Kumar reminded the gathering that still much more was required to be done to relating to making operational Gram Nyayalya Scheme and make available Legal aid visible to those who need it the most and urged the State Government to make full provisions of legal aid to the poor. Accessible, affordable use of Funds being made available by the Union Government to State Legal Services Authorities through and timely justice is an essential requirement of democratic NALSA as well as funds available under the Thirteenth Finance Commission Award. The Union Government , revealed Dr. Ashwani Kumar , has allocated Rs. 7.39 crore to Haryana and Rs. 6.51 crore to

18 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 19 and other Hon'ble Judges apart from all the District & Sessions Judges, Chief Judicial Magistrates, Secretaries, District Legal Service Authorities, Member Secretaries and Additional Member Secretaries of State Legal Service Authorities of States of Punjab, Haryana and U.T., Chandigarh. The Chief Secretaries of both the States, Principal Secretaries (Home), Finance Secretary and Financial Commissioner Revenue and District Development and Panchayat Officers from these States had attended the said Conference.

Inaugural Session of the Conference started with dignitaries taking the dais and lighting Ceremonial lamp of wisdom amongst chanting of ljLorh oanuk

18 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 19 appointment of 71 Civil Judges in addition to 85 Civil Judges having been recruited during the previous year. Rs. 2,078 cores have been released by his Government for constructing New Judicial Court Complexes.

Shri Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Chief Minister, Haryana:

Shri Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Chief Minister, Haryana complimented Dr. Ashwani Kumar for conceptualizing such a conference which has given an opportunity to deliberate upon the creation and implementation of a mechanism which can ensure fast and effective justice delivery system especially for the poor and vulnerable Sections of the society. Shri Bhupinder Punjab under these schemes besides having released an amount of Rs. 66 crore to the State of Punjab and Rs. 21 Singh Hooda appreciated State Legal Service Authority Haryana for contributing a lot for reducing litigation. crore to the State of Haryana for infrastructure development of Subordinate Judiciary during the last 2 years It was shared with the audience that on the suggestion of Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.K.Mittal, Executive Chairman and promised that further funds would be released on receipt of utilization certificate. The Minister was happy HALSA, Education Department has been instructed to set up Legal Literacy Clubs in all Senior Secondary to note that Punjab and Haryana have achieved notable improvements in judicial infrastructure at the level of Schools and Colleges in the State of Haryana and 1544 such clubs in Schools and 171 n colleges have already subordinate courts. been opened. He also informed the House that upper income limit for getting free legal service has been increased from Rs.1 lac to Rs.1.50 lac, the highest in the country adding that more ADR centers shall be Dr. Ashwani Kumar called upon Judicial Officers and Hon'ble Judges to expedite disposal of cases and achieve established in 18 Districts in Haryana to serve as a common platform for all modes of alternative dispute considerable reduction in pendency so that people of India continue to have full faith in the formal judicial resolution such as Lok Adalats, Mediation Centers, Arbitration etc. The Chief Minister asked Dr. Ashwani system. Kumar for more funds from the Central Government to meet demands for infrastructure and recurring Shri Prakash Singh Badal, Chief Minister, Punjab: expenditure for Judicial Set up. The Chief Minister Haryana cautioned that expectations of General Masses Shri Prakash Singh Badal, Chief Minister, Punjab , during his from Justice Delivery System are increasing and their patience is running out and all should ensure that their address, hoped that with the introduction of Gram Nyayalayas, the trust in Judiciary is not shaken. people will get speedy justice without spending much and would Hon'ble the Chief Justice of Punjab & Haryana High Court : save a lot of time. It was suggested by him that Government of India Hon'ble the Chief Justice while addressing the Conference reminded the gathering that various welfare should meet at least 75% of the expenditure on permanent basis as Statues are enacted but there after remain dormant and are not effectively implemented more because of Government of India , usually, starts new scheme by giving alluring paucity of funds and lack of infrastructure. His Lordship complimented Dr. Ashwani Kumar for spearheading scheme but subsequently discontinue funding the scheme , the movement to make Gram Nyayalaya Act operational and thanked him for selecting the City of abruptly. Chandigarh as a launch pad for this movement. Shri Parkash Singh Badal congratulated a Punjabi in Dr. Ashwani Quoting Hon'ble Mr. Justice Krishna Iyer it was Kumar becoming Union Minister for Law and Justice. Lauding the reiterated that Right to Justice the most fundamental concept of Gram Nyayalyas, Sh. Parkash Singh Badal hoped that right of every Citizen. Despite the fact that Courts are access to justice would now become less costly and less time overburdened with dockets, observed His Lordship, consuming. The Villagers would have not to travel long distances quick delivery of justice is still the cherished right of and justice would be meted out to them at their Doorstep only. This every citizen. As per His Lordship adversial system would also reduce the burden of courts and they would be able to of dispensation of justice does advances cause of devote more time to really contentious cases. He apprised the justice but during the last 30-40 years a shift can be audience that Punjab Government has recently nodded for noticed in the Judgments being delivered by the

20 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 21 appointment of 71 Civil Judges in addition to 85 Civil Judges having been recruited during the previous year. Rs. 2,078 cores have been released by his Government for constructing New Judicial Court Complexes.

Shri Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Chief Minister, Haryana:

20 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 21 Supreme Court towards Social Adjudication system from that adversial system. It is now being realized that Vote of Thanks was presented by His Lordship Ho'ble Mr. Justice M. mere application of principles of law in a given situation is no longer the only approach Courts should adopt. Jeyapaul, Judge Punjab and Haryana High Court and Member, Board What is needed is to advance cause of justice. His Lordship counted benefits of Alternate Dispute Redressal of Governors , Chandigarh Judicial Academy. System especially of Mediation. Establishment of Gram Nyayalyas is another step towards Social His Lordship Mr. Justice M Jeyapaul shared with the audience His Adjudication system and to provide justice at the doorstep of poor, needy and marginalized sections of experience of Justice delivered at the doorstep during his tenure as Society. District and Sessions Judge in Tamil Nadu. Tribals were the victims of a Motor Vehicle Accident and were all but duped by a NGO. A Lok During the conference Fully loaded Laptops were distributed to Judicial Officers from the States of Punjab Adalat was arranged at their place of residence with all concerned and Haryana and to Judicial officers undergoing their InductionTraining Programme. As a token of reaching there and distributing compensation to the victims there and then. Emphasizing the need to beginning of distribution of laptops Dr. Ashwani Kumar flanked by other dignataries on the dias , delivered 2 strengthen the system of delivery of justice at door step and effective implementation of Gram Nyaylaya Act laptops were delivered to Ms. Sanjeeta , CJM Moga and Ms. Sukhda Pritam JMI Chandigarh . Hon. Mr. Justice M. Jeyapaul thanked all those who had come present to the Conference.

The inaugural Session thereafter ended with National Anthem.

A Brain storming session was conducted thereafter. It was presded over by His Lordship Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.S.Saron Judge Punjab and Haryana High Court and Chairman Gram Nyayalaya Monitoring Committee.

Honourable Mr. Justice Ranjit Singh Judge Punjab and Haryana High Court and member Board of Governors, Chandigarh Judicial Academy , Hon. Mr. Justice A N Jindal and Hon. Ms. Justice Sabina, Judges Punjab and Haryana High Court and members Gram Nyayalaya Monitoring Committee and Shri D K SIkri, Secretary, law and Justice Government of India.

Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.S.Saron threw open the Session by apprising the participants with basic rubric of Gram Nyayalaya Act , it objects and the techniques how best to make it operational. and Shri D K SIkri, Secretary, Law and Justice Government of India rolled out plans of Government of India especially the Ministry of Law and Justice under the stewardship of Dr. Ashwani Kumar to make this Act fully operational.

During interactive Session, Judicial Officers from both the States shared likely teething problems to be faced while working in terms of Gram Nyayalaya Act, like need of separate staff for these Courts especially Process Serving agency , steps needed to ensure absence of Law and Order problem while holding Lok Adalats etc. but their doubts were duly dispelled by the signatories on the dais.

The Session ended with vote of thanks.

22 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 23 Supreme Court towards Social Adjudication system from that adversial system. It is now being realized that Vote of Thanks was presented by His Lordship Ho'ble Mr. Justice M. mere application of principles of law in a given situation is no longer the only approach Courts should adopt. Jeyapaul, Judge Punjab and Haryana High Court and Member, Board What is needed is to advance cause of justice. His Lordship counted benefits of Alternate Dispute Redressal of Governors , Chandigarh Judicial Academy. System especially of Mediation. Establishment of Gram Nyayalyas is another step towards Social His Lordship Mr. Justice M Jeyapaul shared with the audience His Adjudication system and to provide justice at the doorstep of poor, needy and marginalized sections of experience of Justice delivered at the doorstep during his tenure as Society. District and Sessions Judge in Tamil Nadu. Tribals were the victims of a Motor Vehicle Accident and were all but duped by a NGO. A Lok During the conference Fully loaded Laptops were distributed to Judicial Officers from the States of Punjab Adalat was arranged at their place of residence with all concerned and Haryana and to Judicial officers undergoing their InductionTraining Programme. As a token of reaching there and distributing compensation to the victims there and then. Emphasizing the need to beginning of distribution of laptops Dr. Ashwani Kumar flanked by other dignataries on the dias , delivered 2 strengthen the system of delivery of justice at door step and effective implementation of Gram Nyaylaya Act laptops were delivered to Ms. Sanjeeta , CJM Moga and Ms. Sukhda Pritam JMI Chandigarh . Hon. Mr. Justice M. Jeyapaul thanked all those who had come present to the Conference.

The inaugural Session thereafter ended with National Anthem.

The Session ended with vote of thanks.

22 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 23 DETAILS OF REFRESHER COURSES HELD IN CHANDIGARH JUDICIAL ACADEMY FROM 18.08.12 TO 16.3.13

Sr. No. Date of the Course Total Present

For Addl. Distt & Sessions Judges

1. 18th Aug,2012 47

2. 15th Sep,2012 35

3. 20th Oct,2012 38

C h a n d i g a r h J u d i c i a l A c a d e m y 4. 19th Jan, 2013 40 undertakes Refresher Courses for serving Judicial Officers in the States of Punjab, 5. 2nd Feb, 2013 36 Haryana and Chandigarh. 196 Each Judicial Officer undergoes two different Refresher Courses during a given year. For Civil Judges From August, 2012 up to March, 2013, Chandigarh Judicial Academy 1. 25th Aug,2012 48 conducted 5 courses for Additional 2. 1st Sep,2012 49 District & Sessions Judge and a total of 3. 22nd Sep,2012 48 196 officers from Superior Judicial Service from these States participated in 4. 29th Sep,2012 44 these Courses whereas in 8 such Courses, 5. 10th Nov,2012 61 407 Civil Judges refreshed themselves with different aspects of Law, Court 6. 08th Dec,2012 51 Management and related matters. 7. 22nd Dec,2012 59 8. 23rd Feb, 2013 47 9. 16th March 2013 17 421

Besides a Specific Refresher Course for Presiding Officers of Industrial Tribunals-cum-Labour Courts in the States of Punjab, Haryana and UT Chandigarh was conducted, a first of its kind, which was attended by 13 such Presiding Officers.

24 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 25 DETAILS OF REFRESHER COURSES HELD IN CHANDIGARH JUDICIAL ACADEMY FROM 18.08.12 TO 16.3.13

Sr. No. Date of the Course Total Present

For Addl. Distt & Sessions Judges

1. 18th Aug,2012 47

2. 15th Sep,2012 35

3. 20th Oct,2012 38

24 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 25 COURSE FOR LABOUR COMMISSIONERS

Sr. No. Date of the Course No. of Officers Participated

1st 10.12.2012 to 14.12.2012 19

2nd 11.02.2013 to 15.02.2013 20

UEST ESOURCE ERSONS URING EFRESHER OURSES G R P D R C Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ranjit Singh, Member, Board of Governors of Chandigarh Judicial Academy was given a warm farewell by Chandigarh Judicial Academy, just before his Lordship demitted his office Sr. No. Hon'ble Judges, Punjab Guest Resource on attaining the age of superannuation. & Haryana High Court Persons

1. Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.S. Saron Dr. Virender Kumar on Joint Hindu Family, Coparcenary, Ancestral / Coparcenary Property.

2. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ranjit Singh Dr. K. P. Singh on Juvenile Justice Act

3. Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.N. Jindal Dr. Krishan Vij on Medical Jurisprudence

4. Hon'ble Mr. Justice K. Kannan Dr. S.K. Jain on Cyber Law and Crime

5. Hon'ble Mr. Justice J.C. Verma (Retd.) Dr. Kailash Kumar on Cyber Crime

6. Dr. D.J. Singh

26 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 27 COURSE FOR LABOUR COMMISSIONERS

Sr. No. Date of the Course No. of Officers Participated

1st 10.12.2012 to 14.12.2012 19

2nd 11.02.2013 to 15.02.2013 20

1. Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.S. Saron Dr. Virender Kumar on Joint Hindu Family, Coparcenary, Ancestral / Coparcenary Property.

2. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ranjit Singh Dr. K. P. Singh on Juvenile Justice Act

3. Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.N. Jindal Dr. Krishan Vij on Medical Jurisprudence

4. Hon'ble Mr. Justice K. Kannan Dr. S.K. Jain on Cyber Law and Crime

5. Hon'ble Mr. Justice J.C. Verma (Retd.) Dr. Kailash Kumar on Cyber Crime

6. Dr. D.J. Singh

26 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 27 Second Session

Captain M.S. Kohli (Indian Navy), Leader of first Indian Team which scaled Mount Everest in the year 1965 and recipient of Padam Bhushan, Arjuna Award, AVSM, Nishan-e-Khalsa and Best Citizen of Delhi Award addressed Trainee Judicial Officers in the Auditorium of Chandigarh Judicial Academy on 24.5.2013 on the theme “Motivation-Challenges- Achievements”.

28 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 29 Second Session

28 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 29

“I am an ordinary person. My life story proves that every human being can scale the highest peaks of achievement in his or her chosen field. No

one is born great. Only Trainee Judicial Officers from the States of Punjab & Haryana vied for CJA Cricket Cup. challenges make one so. I am The tournament was inaugurated by his Lordship Hon'ble Mr. Justice T.P.S. Mann, a product of supreme member Hon'ble Board of Governors. challenges”. The Cup was won by Punjab TJOs and prizes were distributed by HMJ T.P.S. Mann.

- Capt. M.S. Kohli

Captain Kohli is author of 27 books and presented 5 copies of one of his book “Miracle of Ardaas” for the library of the Academy.

32 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 33 “I am an ordinary person. My life story proves that every human being can scale the highest peaks of achievement in his or her chosen field. No one is born great. Only Trainee Judicial Officers from the States of Punjab & Haryana vied for CJA Cricket Cup. challenges make one so. I am The tournament was inaugurated by his Lordship Hon'ble Mr. Justice T.P.S. Mann, a product of supreme member Hon'ble Board of Governors. challenges”. The Cup was won by Punjab TJOs and prizes were distributed by HMJ T.P.S. Mann.

- Capt. M.S. Kohli

Captain Kohli is author of 27 books and presented 5 copies of one of his book “Miracle of Ardaas” for the library of the Academy.

32 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 33 HON'BLE BOARD OF GOVERNORS HOLDING ITS MEETING ON 29.5.2013.

A SEMINAR ON “GENDER BIAS AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE” WAS HELD IN THE ACADEMY ON 27.4.2013. HON'BLE MS. PRABHA SRIDEVAN, CHAIRMAN, IPR TRIBUNAL, CHENNAI AND HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRU (RETIRED), MADRAS HIGH COURT ADDRESSED TRAINEE JUDICIAL OFFICERS.

34 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 35 HON'BLE BOARD OF GOVERNORS HOLDING ITS MEETING ON 29.5.2013.

34 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 35 A SPECIAL SESSION ON “CYBER CRIME AND ELECTRONIC HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL, DURING ONE EVIDENCE” WAS HELD IN THE ACADEMY ON 03.06.2013. SH. OF HIS INTERACTIONS WITH TRAINEE JUDICIAL RAKESH AGGARWAL, IPS, IGP (NORTH H.P.) WITH 5 YEARS OFFICERS, FLANKED BY DIRECTOR (ADMINISTRATION) OF EXPERIENCE AT NATIONAL POLICE ACADEMY, AND DIRECTOR (ACADEMICS). HYDERABAD AND 3 YEARS STINT WITH C.B.I. IN CYBER CRIME, APPRISED TRAINEE JUDICIAL OFFICERS WITH VARIOUS FACETS OF THE TOPIC.

36 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 37 A SPECIAL SESSION ON “CYBER CRIME AND ELECTRONIC HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL, DURING ONE EVIDENCE” WAS HELD IN THE ACADEMY ON 03.06.2013. SH. OF HIS INTERACTIONS WITH TRAINEE JUDICIAL RAKESH AGGARWAL, IPS, IGP (NORTH H.P.) WITH 5 YEARS OFFICERS, FLANKED BY DIRECTOR (ADMINISTRATION) OF EXPERIENCE AT NATIONAL POLICE ACADEMY, AND DIRECTOR (ACADEMICS). HYDERABAD AND 3 YEARS STINT WITH C.B.I. IN CYBER CRIME, APPRISED TRAINEE JUDICIAL OFFICERS WITH VARIOUS FACETS OF THE TOPIC.

36 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 37 TH A WORKSHOP ON MENTAL HEALTH LAW WAS HELD ON 10 TH AND 11 JUNE, 2013. MS. VAIJAYANTI JOSHI, DR. JAYA SAGADE, DR. SOUMITRA PATHARE, DR. ANIMDDH KALA KNOWLEDGE SHARING PROGRAMME-CUM- APPRISED THE TRAINEE JUDICIAL OFFICERS WITH DIFFERENT BHARAT DARSHAN ASPECTS RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH LAWS.

38 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 39 TH A WORKSHOP ON MENTAL HEALTH LAW WAS HELD ON 10 TH AND 11 JUNE, 2013. MS. VAIJAYANTI JOSHI, DR. JAYA SAGADE, DR. SOUMITRA PATHARE, DR. ANIMDDH KALA KNOWLEDGE SHARING PROGRAMME-CUM- APPRISED THE TRAINEE JUDICIAL OFFICERS WITH DIFFERENT BHARAT DARSHAN ASPECTS RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH LAWS.

38 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 39 AS A PART OF ITS CURRICULUM, CHANDIGARH JUDICIAL ACADEMY

SENDS TRAINEE JUDICIAL OFFICERS TO DIFFERENT STATE JUDICIAL ACADEMIES

IN THE COUNTRY FOR KNOWLEDGE SHARING PROGRAMME.

DURING THIS SESSION, TRAINEE JUDICIAL OFFICERS WERE SENT

TO KARNATAKA JUDICIAL ACADEMY, MAHARASHTRA JUDICIAL ACADEMY AND

UTTARAKHAND JUDICIAL ACADEMY.

40 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 41 AS A PART OF ITS CURRICULUM, CHANDIGARH JUDICIAL ACADEMY

SENDS TRAINEE JUDICIAL OFFICERS TO DIFFERENT STATE JUDICIAL ACADEMIES

IN THE COUNTRY FOR KNOWLEDGE SHARING PROGRAMME.

DURING THIS SESSION, TRAINEE JUDICIAL OFFICERS WERE SENT

TO KARNATAKA JUDICIAL ACADEMY, MAHARASHTRA JUDICIAL ACADEMY AND

UTTARAKHAND JUDICIAL ACADEMY.

40 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 41 42 NewsLetter June, 2013 PHYSICAL FITNESS FOR TRAINEE JUDICIAL OFFICERS

NewsLetter June, 2013 43 ADIEU AND FELICITATIONS TO HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. SIKRI ON THE EVE OF HIS Director (Academics),Director (Administration) and Faculty Members ELEVATION TO THE SUPREME COURT during an interactive session with Trainee Judicial Officers.

SENTIMENTS-EMOTIONS-BEST WISHES

44 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 45 ADIEU AND FELICITATIONS TO HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. SIKRI ON THE EVE OF HIS Director (Academics),Director (Administration) and Faculty Members ELEVATION TO THE SUPREME COURT during an interactive session with Trainee Judicial Officers.

SENTIMENTS-EMOTIONS-BEST WISHES

44 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 45 B.K. Mehta, Director (Administration) :

Solemnity of the occasion which has brought us here, together, cannot be overstated. We are here to felicitate our Patron-in-Chief Hon. Mr. Justice A K Sikri, on his impending elevation to The Supreme Court of India. His Lordship had an eventful, inspiring and trend setting association with the Academy.

As is natural, news of My Lord taking over as Chief Justice Honourable Punjab and Haryana High Court and Patron-in-Chief of this Academy made us curious to know about him. Soon it came to be known that His Lordship is the one having excellent Academic record as a Student ; fabulous stint as a practicing Advocate and legendary fabled period of 1999 to 2012 as Judge and Acting Chief Justice Delhi High Court.

That besides , His Lordship always let the teacher within him to have free field. Whenever possible His Lordship , with all of the generosity , would be sharing his wisdom and experience.

His being the most sought after resource persons at meets of highest level, national and as well international, is manifestation of virtuous ,benevolent personality of My Lordship.

Managing International Property Rights MIPA says is Lordship is one of the very best.

Please allow me to confess that We were wary of ourselves being able to work with such a Genius.

But we ultimately found that His Lordship was , more than anything else, humane of the highest order. His Lordship carries all conquering most natural and continuous smile which can only flow a person having heart made of Gold.

Please allow me to share that I did have some idea of what My Lord thinks about. I had the privilege of going through judgments rendered by His Lordship In Bachpan Bachao vs Union of India delivered on 24-12-2010 and in All India Confederation for the Blind Vs Union of India decided on 7-3-2012. I am reminded of an observation of My Lord Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul that if judgments rendered by His Lordship Mr. Justice A K Sikri in Hon. Delhi High Court are sent for binding, they may run into 60 volumes and there is no possible filed in Litigation which has not been illuminated by My Lord. Yet the these two judgments show that these judgments have been inked by dipping the pen in the heart and not in the ink-pot. Care and concern of My Lord for a deprived sections of the Society exhibited in these judgments makes the reader adore Him. It is often said that while rendering judgments it is the brain and not the heart which is to be used but these judgments show as to how the mind can control both the heart and brain to work in tandem for the benefit of those deserve the best from rest of the mankind.

Delhi High Court is to Punjab and Haryana High Court what the moon is to earth. I take pride in saying

46 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 47 B.K. Mehta, Director (Administration) :

That besides , His Lordship always let the teacher within him to have free field. Whenever possible His Lordship , with all of the generosity , would be sharing his wisdom and experience.

His being the most sought after resource persons at meets of highest level, national and as well international, is manifestation of virtuous ,benevolent personality of My Lordship.

Managing International Property Rights MIPA says is Lordship is one of the very best.

Please allow me to confess that We were wary of ourselves being able to work with such a Genius.

Delhi High Court is to Punjab and Haryana High Court what the moon is to earth. I take pride in saying

46 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 47 that Punjab & Haryana High Court is the parent Court of Delhi High Court and it was just but natural for My Lord to spend some time here before climbing the ladder. Otherwise also, My Lord is every inch a Dr. Veer Singh, Director (Academics): Punjabi and the destiny could not have deprived, Punjab and Haryana, from being led by a Punjabi. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sikri, Chief Justice, Punjab & Haryana High Yes , the mind sometimes goes into a melancholic mood visualizing that My Lord would soon be going Court, Judge designate, Supreme Court, Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.K. away from us but the next moment the mind gets filled with joy in face of fact that His stint with us was Mittal, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Jeyapaul, Hon'ble Mr. Justice T.P.S. Mann, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal, bound to be short as He now steps upon another stone on the path of glory, the ladder takes him to the Hon'ble Ms. Justice Ritu Bahri, distinguished High Court Judges, height every one in the field of Law dreams about and yearns for. The fragrance , which my Lord spreads, Advocate Generals, Sr. Administrative and Judicial Officers and my could have not been monopolized by us for long. Entire of the Country has the right to enjoy that dear TJOs. fragrance and coveted bench of the Apex Court is what is really meant for Him. On behalf of entire CJA family, I extend a very warm welcome to We are just about to hold a Seminar in April itself. It is brain child of the My Lord himself and it becomes Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sikri, Welcome in one breath and Farewell in another it look a bit incongruous like a comedy of errors. even more important for us to not to leave any stone unturned to make the conference a success. With the Nevertheless, we welcome him today to congratulate him on his help of every one associated with the conference, the Academy is confidant of fulfilling the task so elevation to the Apex Court and to bid him a farewell. Farewell entrusted to us by His Lordship. usually is an occasion identified with a bit of sadness. But we are not sad. We rejoice. We are happy because he is moving up and joining While we wish My Lord more and more of success in the years to Come, wishing that Yours making to the highest tribunal. His stint here was very short, about six and half months. In that short duration, he the Apex Court turns out to be just but a stepping stone on the path of further glories, we also pray to the provided outstanding leadership and direction to three great Institutions i.e. High Court, Chandigarh Almighty that your stint in the Apex Court turns out to be exemplary and legendary. Judicial Academy and National University of Law, Patiala. Its well said that some people come in your life and make their quick exit. Some come for a brief period My Lordship, please allow me to recall two of your quotes from this very podium. You had addressed but, they stay and leave a permanent imprint on your mind and heart, Justice Sikri belongs to the second Trainee Judicial Officers as “dearest of all to you “ and that “You were a teacher and the teacher in you category. would always keep kicking ”. My first meeting with Justice Sikri was very brief at the Reception given to him at the Governor's House These expressions of yours guarantee us at Chandigarh Judicial Academy that the teacher would always and I made a casual request to him. Since you are one of the global experts in IPRs, could you kindly be around to keep blessing those who are dearest to Him and to keep illuminating lives and careers of come and talk to our faculty and the TJOs so that they benefit from your expertise? His immediate response was how do you know about my expertise in IPRs? I told his Lordship that Reputation travels those for whom this Academy has been set up. faster than light and what I know of him, had reached us well before his arrival at Chandigarh. Now, that he is leaving us a feeling of sadness is natural. However, we rejoice with the feeling that farewell is not the end. After all, friends at a distance make the Earth more spacious. Our domain enlarges and obviously, friends at a distance make the longitudes and latitudes, and through such friends, we move from regional to national and at the end of it, may be to a global circle. When I discussed him the course contents of the Induction Training Programme at CJA, he gave us a definite direction with his observation that legal education and judicial training are not identical and they do not exactly justapose. One would undoubtedly agree with him. Nevertheless, there is lot of common ground between the two and Judicial Officers need both. When we educate them, we educate them in knowledge and wisdom and when we train them, we pass on a set of professional skills. We can train a judicial officer as to how to design a judgment, and to write it with precision and brevity. What a judicial officer writes in a judgment is more important and that only legal education can provide. Under his directions, we are trying to re-structure the entire syllabi of the Induction Training Programme which we shall make operative from the next session (2013-14). This shall be a good mix of Academics, ideas and concepts as also the procedural, practical and transactional issues arising in courts of law, I request him, that whenever he gets time, he should examine our draft syllabus and advise us to improve it further.

Today, we congratulate him with lot of gratitude and sense of satisfaction that within a short time, he has done so much. We wish him all success in his new assignment.

God be with him. Thanks.

48 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 49 that Punjab & Haryana High Court is the parent Court of Delhi High Court and it was just but natural for My Lord to spend some time here before climbing the ladder. Otherwise also, My Lord is every inch a Dr. Veer Singh, Director (Academics): Punjabi and the destiny could not have deprived, Punjab and Haryana, from being led by a Punjabi. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sikri, Chief Justice, Punjab & Haryana High Yes , the mind sometimes goes into a melancholic mood visualizing that My Lord would soon be going Court, Judge designate, Supreme Court, Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.K. away from us but the next moment the mind gets filled with joy in face of fact that His stint with us was Mittal, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Jeyapaul, Hon'ble Mr. Justice T.P.S. Mann, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal, bound to be short as He now steps upon another stone on the path of glory, the ladder takes him to the Hon'ble Ms. Justice Ritu Bahri, distinguished High Court Judges, height every one in the field of Law dreams about and yearns for. The fragrance , which my Lord spreads, Advocate Generals, Sr. Administrative and Judicial Officers and my could have not been monopolized by us for long. Entire of the Country has the right to enjoy that dear TJOs. fragrance and coveted bench of the Apex Court is what is really meant for Him. On behalf of entire CJA family, I extend a very warm welcome to We are just about to hold a Seminar in April itself. It is brain child of the My Lord himself and it becomes Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sikri, Welcome in one breath and Farewell in another it look a bit incongruous like a comedy of errors. even more important for us to not to leave any stone unturned to make the conference a success. With the Nevertheless, we welcome him today to congratulate him on his help of every one associated with the conference, the Academy is confidant of fulfilling the task so elevation to the Apex Court and to bid him a farewell. Farewell entrusted to us by His Lordship. usually is an occasion identified with a bit of sadness. But we are not sad. We rejoice. We are happy because he is moving up and joining While we wish My Lord more and more of success in the years to Come, wishing that Yours making to the highest tribunal. His stint here was very short, about six and half months. In that short duration, he the Apex Court turns out to be just but a stepping stone on the path of further glories, we also pray to the provided outstanding leadership and direction to three great Institutions i.e. High Court, Chandigarh Almighty that your stint in the Apex Court turns out to be exemplary and legendary. Judicial Academy and National University of Law, Patiala. Its well said that some people come in your life and make their quick exit. Some come for a brief period My Lordship, please allow me to recall two of your quotes from this very podium. You had addressed but, they stay and leave a permanent imprint on your mind and heart, Justice Sikri belongs to the second Trainee Judicial Officers as “dearest of all to you “ and that “You were a teacher and the teacher in you category. would always keep kicking ”. My first meeting with Justice Sikri was very brief at the Reception given to him at the Governor's House These expressions of yours guarantee us at Chandigarh Judicial Academy that the teacher would always and I made a casual request to him. Since you are one of the global experts in IPRs, could you kindly be around to keep blessing those who are dearest to Him and to keep illuminating lives and careers of come and talk to our faculty and the TJOs so that they benefit from your expertise? His immediate response was how do you know about my expertise in IPRs? I told his Lordship that Reputation travels those for whom this Academy has been set up. faster than light and what I know of him, had reached us well before his arrival at Chandigarh. Now, that he is leaving us a feeling of sadness is natural. However, we rejoice with the feeling that farewell is not the end. After all, friends at a distance make the Earth more spacious. Our domain enlarges and obviously, friends at a distance make the longitudes and latitudes, and through such friends, we move from regional to national and at the end of it, may be to a global circle. When I discussed him the course contents of the Induction Training Programme at CJA, he gave us a definite direction with his observation that legal education and judicial training are not identical and they do not exactly justapose. One would undoubtedly agree with him. Nevertheless, there is lot of common ground between the two and Judicial Officers need both. When we educate them, we educate them in knowledge and wisdom and when we train them, we pass on a set of professional skills. We can train a judicial officer as to how to design a judgment, and to write it with precision and brevity. What a judicial officer writes in a judgment is more important and that only legal education can provide. Under his directions, we are trying to re-structure the entire syllabi of the Induction Training Programme which we shall make operative from the next session (2013-14). This shall be a good mix of Academics, ideas and concepts as also the procedural, practical and transactional issues arising in courts of law, I request him, that whenever he gets time, he should examine our draft syllabus and advise us to improve it further.

Today, we congratulate him with lot of gratitude and sense of satisfaction that within a short time, he has done so much. We wish him all success in his new assignment.

God be with him. Thanks.

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Hon’ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant: Pavleen:

Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri, Chief Justice, Punjab & Haryana High I was born unaware of the species I belong to, my family and teachers nurtured me Court and Patron-in-Chief, Chandigarh Judicial Academy and with to become a human being, Then, he stepped on the altar and told me that I am an kind permission of my Lord, I would say, Judge designate, Supreme angel who has been assigned duties to do justice by the God Himself. Court of India, my sister and brothers Judges on the dias, led by Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.K. Mittal, Chief Secretary, Haryana, Advocate What should I call him ? Generals, Punjab & Haryana, Registrar General of the High Court, Hon'ble Mr. J. A.K.Sikri or the Michel Angelo of Indian Judiciary who with his other officers from the High Court, Sr. Officers from both the State artistic touch has not only brought significant changes in the justice dispensation and UT Administration who are members of the General Body of system but has also with his divine vision symbolized Judicial Officers under Chandigarh Judicial Academy, Director (Administration) and training as the stones out of whom angels will be carved out. Director (Academics) of the Chandigarh Judicial Academy, Members of the Faculty, Dear Trainee Judicial Officers, Officers and Staff of the My Lord, each one of the Trainee Judicial Officer is bubbling with joy, pleasure and in-debtness. Two of Academy, Ladies and Gentlemen. them are fortunate enough to represent feelings of all of us. I ask , Supreet Kaur to express the feelings of gratitude on behalf of all the trainee judicial officers. A very brief reference, about landmark achievements of Hon'ble the Chief Justice has been given by both the Ld. Directors. I also consider it my proud privilege and prodigious pleasure to welcome My Lord Justice A. K. Sikri on this evening. His Lordship has been, all along, an extra ordinary gifted and a champion all rounder. He not only won awards and scholarships in Supreet Kaur: his entire academic arena but also brought Laurels in other public domains, like elections of prestigious Delhi High Court Bar Association. His Lordship has been a great achiever, not only in his student days or Worth of a person's worth is gauged not by material success alone, but also by his in his superb professional career, but that streak of striving for excellence and honest dedication, which is attitudes of kinship, humility and milk of human kindness. Such divine souls pivotal to realizing all the dreams for the betterment of one and all, is still continuing and is seemingly have God to their side. growing bigger every day. It has been our extreme privilege to have such an embodiment of greatness and Dear friends, that his Lordship shares space with some of the best legal luminaries in delivering humility, none other than His Lordship Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri as the head landmark judgments is very well known to all of us, but what could seen apart is his vision and jest to of our family. put his heart Your Lordship's always addressing us Trainee Judicial Officers as “dearest” , and soul in the Academy. He has been passionately associated with the National Judicial Academy and referring to us as the few lucky ones chosen by God to deliver justice, are great gestures whose imprint has been instrumental in incorporating key changes in the curriculum and training programmes, making will last in our minds throughout our lives. them result oriented and more relevant. The challenging task of imparting required academic input to the We will never forget how affection was showered by Your Lordship every time, by personally reaching Judicial Officers for updation of their legal knowledge and exposing them to the practical aspect, out each one of us, touching our hearts with a gracious smile and making us feel cared and protected. instilling in them the values that make judiciary different from rest of other assignments and inculcating Memories of Your Lordship's first address to us are still alive in our minds and hearts when Your in them the moral courage to stand to the constant and consistent examination that lies ahead, has Lordship shared with us your desires to give your best to the pupils as a teacher and make constant already been tackled by his Lordship. improvements in our growth and development with your knowledge and experience. Your Lordship's The zeal and commitment towards every aspect that touches the life in every possible way, contributing such noble concerns are apparently visible in the radical changes brought about in the curricula of the through his writings, editings, through organizing seminars and conferences, arranging top of the Induction training programme, which would certainly equip us well with the practical working of the resource persons, interacting with the Trainee Judicial Officers, giving sound advice and being there system, enabling us to perform our duties effectively and efficiently. always for the right cause is very remarkable and enduring milestone achieved by My Lord. Our brief association with Your Lordship in this academy has left permanent impressions on our minds We, at the Chandigarh Judicial Academy, feel blessed in having his Lordship as our Patron-in-Chief. His and hearts of Your Lordship's qualities of diligence, humility and sobriety which are appreciated, by one Lordship's kind guidance and rich experience has been a great source of inspiration and shall go a long and all, and which each one of us, to the best of their abilities, will try to imbibe in our own selves. way in helping us grow further as an institute of relevance. This occasion also gives me an opportunity to We assure you , Sir , that we will try our best to keep on updating our knowledge and be humane in our request his Lordship on behalf of CJA, to be with us in future, more frequently and on every possible approach and dealings at every step in our careers. occasion and guide the Academy to achieve greater heights and create a space for itself at the national level. We wish Your Lordship more and more , where even sky is not the limit. Thank you. !

Thank you very much.

50 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 51 COMPERES

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant: Pavleen:

Thank you very much.

50 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 51 Himanshu: Hon’ble Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri: “Parents are the only beings on earth whose elation, upon seeing their progeny My esteemed colleagues, Justice Mittal, other judges sitting on the surpass their own achievements cannot be matched, even remotely, by anyone else. dias and off the dias, Hon'ble former Judges of this Court, the two While the mother prays for the infinite success of her child, the father, with his Advocate Generals, Mr. Ashok Aggarwal and Mr. Hooda, District head held high legitimately can walk with the arrogance of the alpha lion. Today judges, our resource persons of CJA, other members of the revered father of My Lord, himself a senior advocate, would be finding all the Governing Body including Chief Secy. Haryana and I again say, my luxuries of heaven inconsequential in view of the eternal joy and peace ordained by the Almighty in elevation of your lordship to the Hon'ble Supreme Court. dearest Judicial Officers. Without any further ado I would now call upon my colleague Imanbir to share Actually, let me tell you in the beginning itself that few days ago, thoughts of all the trainee judicial officers with us.” Justice Surya Kant asked me to come to Chandigarh Judicial Academy before I say good bye. I don't know whether the expression Imanbir Singh: “Supreme Court Judge Designate” is correct or not, but then frankly Great men are not born great, they grow great. speaking, I also thought that may be when it happens, thereafter, It is a matter of extreme elation and pride for the entire judicial fraternity, there may not be sufficient time and therefore let us have this especially for the trainee judicial officers of Punjab and Haryana present in this meeting. I never knew, I am very frank in saying so from my heart academy, to be a part of this memorable occasion, on the eve of elevation of His that there would be these kind of speeches which will make me very humble. What you said about me, I Lordship, Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri, Chief Justice, Punjab and Haryana High never thought and even still do not think that I deserve that, but I thank you. I admire the manner in Court to the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India. which all those praises were uttered for me and I have also started having a little feeling that may be I An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the deserve all this. But I am not still too sure, but I will say that makes me much more humble. distinction between a great and an ordinary man. Only a few gems are chosen and As far as Trainee Judicial Officers are concerned, Judicial Education for the training is very close to my blessed by the God to perform His divine functions in the Apex Court , which is the sole custodian of the Constitution of India and the protector of the rights of people. heart, there is no doubt about it. I have been associated with it right from the beginning. It was my desire that when I come to Chandigarh then I would be visiting you people regularly but I have not been Such mammoth heights reached by men, are not obtained by sudden flight but by those who were toiling throughout the nights, while their companions slept. able to do that. This is one regret, I had thought that your training is going to finish in June, may be I would come at that time and be a part of Valedictory Ceremony. That also may not happen now but at Eight months ago , we had the rare privilege of welcoming His Lordship on his maiden visit to the Chandigarh Judicial Academy as its Patron-in-Chief. Very first glimpse of His Lordship reiterated that the same time, my good wishes are with you, my blessings are with you. “simplicity is the keynote of true elegance.” His Lordship's myriads of virtues have certainly left an I know your's is a commendable lot. I keep hearing about you people. You are full of talent. You have all indelible mark on our minds. the qualities which a Judicial Officer should possess. I talked to you about the story of Michael Angelo Who amongst us would not be proud of having spent this period under the remarkable guidance and which the Judicial Officer has recalled today. I think Chandigarh Judicial Academy has been able to do patronage of Your Lordship? In fact, Sir, the virtues of your multidimensional personality are so immense the job of Michael Angelo. You are a sea of diamonds, of raw diamonds, and judicial academy has been that you will always serve as a role model for us, leaving behind footprints to be treaded. able to fulfill its purpose and when after 2 months you will go back to the field and start doing your We will always look towards Your Lordship as a lighthouse of knowledge and attitude and behaviour judicial work, you will be able to show to the world that you are amongst the best and you will excel. expected of an “Ideal judge”. That is my wish, that is my desire, I pray for that and I am hopeful that God will fulfill this desire of Seek your blessings, always and ever. Thank You sir. ! mine.

Pavleen: One thing I should tell you at this juncture is that work of a Judicial Officer is not very easy. There are “Thank you so much Sir. Your words remind me the story of King Midas who vide many demands. Challenges are many. You will encounter those challenges in the Court of Law and to his touch turned everything into gold. Touching his family members, friends and become a successful judge, and if you want be successful, it is not only deciding the cases and writing things around him, he turned everything into the precious metal. However, he judgment. I would say a judge has to be a complete package of many attributes in addition to the repented and asked God Dionysus to take back his powers and turn everything decision making, which is expected from a judge. There is Legal Services Authority Act of 1978 under back to normal. Touching something and turning it into gold- is a reality or a which National Legal Services Authority is at the top at Supreme Court level, at High Court level there is fiction? I am not sure. But altering the whole system, in order to secure utmost State Legal Service Authority and at District level there is District Legal Services Authority and the work output with satisfaction of conscience, can only be done by a magnetic personality with a divine aura who by his mesmerising smile and a heart of gold has made everything around him turn precious. What else can be said to have a Midas touch.

52 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 53 Himanshu: Hon’ble Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri: “Parents are the only beings on earth whose elation, upon seeing their progeny My esteemed colleagues, Justice Mittal, other judges sitting on the surpass their own achievements cannot be matched, even remotely, by anyone else. dias and off the dias, Hon'ble former Judges of this Court, the two While the mother prays for the infinite success of her child, the father, with his Advocate Generals, Mr. Ashok Aggarwal and Mr. Hooda, District head held high legitimately can walk with the arrogance of the alpha lion. Today judges, our resource persons of CJA, other members of the revered father of My Lord, himself a senior advocate, would be finding all the Governing Body including Chief Secy. Haryana and I again say, my luxuries of heaven inconsequential in view of the eternal joy and peace ordained by the Almighty in elevation of your lordship to the Hon'ble Supreme Court. dearest Judicial Officers. Without any further ado I would now call upon my colleague Imanbir to share Actually, let me tell you in the beginning itself that few days ago, thoughts of all the trainee judicial officers with us.” Justice Surya Kant asked me to come to Chandigarh Judicial Academy before I say good bye. I don't know whether the expression Imanbir Singh: “Supreme Court Judge Designate” is correct or not, but then frankly Great men are not born great, they grow great. speaking, I also thought that may be when it happens, thereafter, It is a matter of extreme elation and pride for the entire judicial fraternity, there may not be sufficient time and therefore let us have this especially for the trainee judicial officers of Punjab and Haryana present in this meeting. I never knew, I am very frank in saying so from my heart academy, to be a part of this memorable occasion, on the eve of elevation of His that there would be these kind of speeches which will make me very humble. What you said about me, I Lordship, Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri, Chief Justice, Punjab and Haryana High never thought and even still do not think that I deserve that, but I thank you. I admire the manner in Court to the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India. which all those praises were uttered for me and I have also started having a little feeling that may be I An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the deserve all this. But I am not still too sure, but I will say that makes me much more humble. distinction between a great and an ordinary man. Only a few gems are chosen and As far as Trainee Judicial Officers are concerned, Judicial Education for the training is very close to my blessed by the God to perform His divine functions in the Apex Court , which is the sole custodian of the Constitution of India and the protector of the rights of people. heart, there is no doubt about it. I have been associated with it right from the beginning. It was my desire that when I come to Chandigarh then I would be visiting you people regularly but I have not been Such mammoth heights reached by men, are not obtained by sudden flight but by those who were toiling throughout the nights, while their companions slept. able to do that. This is one regret, I had thought that your training is going to finish in June, may be I would come at that time and be a part of Valedictory Ceremony. That also may not happen now but at Eight months ago , we had the rare privilege of welcoming His Lordship on his maiden visit to the Chandigarh Judicial Academy as its Patron-in-Chief. Very first glimpse of His Lordship reiterated that the same time, my good wishes are with you, my blessings are with you. “simplicity is the keynote of true elegance.” His Lordship's myriads of virtues have certainly left an I know your's is a commendable lot. I keep hearing about you people. You are full of talent. You have all indelible mark on our minds. the qualities which a Judicial Officer should possess. I talked to you about the story of Michael Angelo Who amongst us would not be proud of having spent this period under the remarkable guidance and which the Judicial Officer has recalled today. I think Chandigarh Judicial Academy has been able to do patronage of Your Lordship? In fact, Sir, the virtues of your multidimensional personality are so immense the job of Michael Angelo. You are a sea of diamonds, of raw diamonds, and judicial academy has been that you will always serve as a role model for us, leaving behind footprints to be treaded. able to fulfill its purpose and when after 2 months you will go back to the field and start doing your We will always look towards Your Lordship as a lighthouse of knowledge and attitude and behaviour judicial work, you will be able to show to the world that you are amongst the best and you will excel. expected of an “Ideal judge”. That is my wish, that is my desire, I pray for that and I am hopeful that God will fulfill this desire of Seek your blessings, always and ever. Thank You sir. ! mine.

52 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 53 EXPRESSIONS OF TRAINEE JUDICIAL OFFICER AT THE JOYOUS OCCASION OF which is assigned to judges under this act. If you compare what the judges would do 10 or 12 years ago and what the judges are doing today, there is a paradigm shift. It is much more than what it was initially. ELEVATION OF JUSTICE A.K. SIKRI TO SUPREME COURT It was thought is as if the work is to provide legal aid to the poor, access to the justice is in the form of providing legal aid, which means a lawyer and the expenses for typing etc. I hope one day Justice S.K. Mittal will come here and tell you what Legal Services Authority is doing today, what they are supposed to do. There may not be judicial functions, not necessarily, and so many other activities because its now realized and recognized that deciding the cases in the Court is not the only dimension of rendering U;k; dh idMs ixMaMh justice. It is not that every aggrieved person comes to the Court. There are many who are not able to come to Court. To ensure that they come and are told about their rights made aware of their rights is the function which was earlier assigned to the Executive but now Judges are actively doing it. U;k; dh idMs ixMaMh oks] f'k[kj dks pys gS] You also know the manner in which Mediation movement in this country has geared up in last few years and today, your role is of referring Judges. I hope you must have been told about Sec 89 CPC by this time. eaftys ikrs&ikrs] [kqn eafty ls gks pys gSaA We have Court annexed mediation apart from various other modes of resolution of disputes, alternative fMxzh esa vOoy vkuk gks] ;k odkyr dk lQj gks] modes. Mediation is one of them but even today we have basically and primarily, Court annexed Mediation, which means that the cases which are pending in the Court are referred for mediation. Who pkgs ;s muds fu.kkZ;d QSlyksa dk vlj gks] has to make this reference, it is the Judges. Unless the case is referred to mediation, the Mediator cannot decide. How the cases are to referred? There has to be a proper training of referral Judges. I am a strong gj fdjnkj esa oks ,d felky cu pys gS] believer that the best justice can be done through mediation. I am trying to highlight, that you have to be eaftys ikrs&ikrs] [kqn eafty ls gks pys gSA multi talented persons. In addition to doing your judicial work you may have to undertake, at some point of time, legal aid work and mediation work also. You may, after few years, have to come as resource U;k; dks 'kgj gh ugha gj xk¡o rd gS igq¡pkuk] person here and teach in Judicial Academy from your experiences. So you have to be a good teacher also. What you would be experiencing as Judges, make mental notes of those experiences so that in future you muds fn[kyk, jkLrs is] pyds gS fn[kykukA would be able to share them with the batches which will come after 5 year, 8 years or 10 years, so keep ^U;k; igq¡ps }kjs&}kjs* dk gesa fl¼kUr ns pys gSa] these things in mind from the very beginning. As far as decision making being fundamental role of the Judge is concerned, again, you have to have too many qualities to do that function appropriately. eaftys ikrs&ikrs] [kqn eafty ls gks pysa gSaA Yes, If I have time and Justice Surya Kant extends me the invitation on your day, when it is Valedictory vk¡dM+ks ij xq.koÙkk dks cfy ugha p<+kuk] function, I will come and give my Valedictory speech but today I say my best whishes to all of you. Sparkle, shine in your life. Yes, I would be leaving very very shortly. My tenure at Chandigarh has been U;k; djrs oDr bZeku dks uk MxexkukA very short, no doubt, but yes, what I can say is that I should have come here a little earlier, may be then I would have spent more time with you. But I give another promise to Justice Surya Kant that for Judicial vius ekxZn'kZu ls gesa d`rkFkZ dj pys gSaA Academy if there are functions or whenever there is any session, Seminar etc. if you will invite me, I will U;k; dh idMs ixMaMh oks] f'k[kj dks pys gSa] definitely come. eaftys ikrs&ikrs] [kqn eafty ls gks pys gSaA In these 6 months or 6 and a half months, I have really fallen in love with this Court, I have fallen in love with my Judges, I have fallen in love with my colleagues, Advocates here who have all been good, and fallen in love with my Judicial Officers. I will remember these 6 and half months for the rest of my life by Vinod Saini and this is Judgment I am pronouncing on myself as far as these 6 and half months are concerned that it T.J.O. Haryana, Sec-D was my golden period.

Thank you very much.

54 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 55 EXPRESSIONS OF TRAINEE JUDICIAL OFFICER AT THE JOYOUS OCCASION OF which is assigned to judges under this act. If you compare what the judges would do 10 or 12 years ago and what the judges are doing today, there is a paradigm shift. It is much more than what it was initially. ELEVATION OF JUSTICE A.K. SIKRI TO SUPREME COURT It was thought is as if the work is to provide legal aid to the poor, access to the justice is in the form of providing legal aid, which means a lawyer and the expenses for typing etc. I hope one day Justice S.K. Mittal will come here and tell you what Legal Services Authority is doing today, what they are supposed to do. There may not be judicial functions, not necessarily, and so many other activities because its now realized and recognized that deciding the cases in the Court is not the only dimension of rendering U;k; dh idMs ixMaMh justice. It is not that every aggrieved person comes to the Court. There are many who are not able to come to Court. To ensure that they come and are told about their rights made aware of their rights is the function which was earlier assigned to the Executive but now Judges are actively doing it. U;k; dh idMs ixMaMh oks] f'k[kj dks pys gS] You also know the manner in which Mediation movement in this country has geared up in last few years and today, your role is of referring Judges. I hope you must have been told about Sec 89 CPC by this time. eaftys ikrs&ikrs] [kqn eafty ls gks pys gSaA We have Court annexed mediation apart from various other modes of resolution of disputes, alternative fMxzh esa vOoy vkuk gks] ;k odkyr dk lQj gks] modes. Mediation is one of them but even today we have basically and primarily, Court annexed Mediation, which means that the cases which are pending in the Court are referred for mediation. Who pkgs ;s muds fu.kkZ;d QSlyksa dk vlj gks] has to make this reference, it is the Judges. Unless the case is referred to mediation, the Mediator cannot decide. How the cases are to referred? There has to be a proper training of referral Judges. I am a strong gj fdjnkj esa oks ,d felky cu pys gS] believer that the best justice can be done through mediation. I am trying to highlight, that you have to be eaftys ikrs&ikrs] [kqn eafty ls gks pys gSA multi talented persons. In addition to doing your judicial work you may have to undertake, at some point of time, legal aid work and mediation work also. You may, after few years, have to come as resource U;k; dks 'kgj gh ugha gj xk¡o rd gS igq¡pkuk] person here and teach in Judicial Academy from your experiences. So you have to be a good teacher also. What you would be experiencing as Judges, make mental notes of those experiences so that in future you muds fn[kyk, jkLrs is] pyds gS fn[kykukA would be able to share them with the batches which will come after 5 year, 8 years or 10 years, so keep ^U;k; igq¡ps }kjs&}kjs* dk gesa fl¼kUr ns pys gSa] these things in mind from the very beginning. As far as decision making being fundamental role of the Judge is concerned, again, you have to have too many qualities to do that function appropriately. eaftys ikrs&ikrs] [kqn eafty ls gks pysa gSaA Yes, If I have time and Justice Surya Kant extends me the invitation on your day, when it is Valedictory vk¡dM+ks ij xq.koÙkk dks cfy ugha p<+kuk] function, I will come and give my Valedictory speech but today I say my best whishes to all of you. Sparkle, shine in your life. Yes, I would be leaving very very shortly. My tenure at Chandigarh has been U;k; djrs oDr bZeku dks uk MxexkukA very short, no doubt, but yes, what I can say is that I should have come here a little earlier, may be then I would have spent more time with you. But I give another promise to Justice Surya Kant that for Judicial vius ekxZn'kZu ls gesa d`rkFkZ dj pys gSaA Academy if there are functions or whenever there is any session, Seminar etc. if you will invite me, I will U;k; dh idMs ixMaMh oks] f'k[kj dks pys gSa] definitely come. eaftys ikrs&ikrs] [kqn eafty ls gks pys gSaA In these 6 months or 6 and a half months, I have really fallen in love with this Court, I have fallen in love with my Judges, I have fallen in love with my colleagues, Advocates here who have all been good, and fallen in love with my Judicial Officers. I will remember these 6 and half months for the rest of my life by Vinod Saini and this is Judgment I am pronouncing on myself as far as these 6 and half months are concerned that it T.J.O. Haryana, Sec-D was my golden period.

Thank you very much.

54 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 55 SOON AFTER TAKING OVER AS CHIEF JUSTICE, PUNJAB & HARYANA HIGH COURT-CUM-PATRON-IN-CHIEF OF Hon’ble Mr. Justice M. Jeyapaul: CHANDIGARH JUDICIAL ACADEMY Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri, Chief Justice of our High Court, Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.K. Mittal, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KISHAN KAUL PAID HIS MAIDEN VISIT President, Board of Governors, the other members of the Board of TO PREMISES OF THE ACADEMY ON 7-06-2013. APART FROM ADDRESSING Governors, Chief Secy. to the Govt. of Haryana, Secretaries of the TRAINEE JUDICIAL OFFICERS, HIS LORDSHIP UNDERTOOK COMPLETE TOUR respective Governments, Ld. Advocate Generals who are present here, My dear colleague Judges, Law Remambrancer, the Ld. OF PREMISES OF THE ACADEMY Faculty Members, the respected Judicial Officers.

I feel great privilege to present vote of thanks. About 6 months ago, when I was in the Swimming Pool along with Justice Jain, I just wanted to ask Justice Jain, how is the reaction of Chief Justice inside the Court premises? How he reacts and how is his dispensation inside the Court hall? He said, Sir, he is unbelievably cool in the Court and that is the secret of his success. I may request to all the Judicial Officers to inbibe his rare qualities. Our Chief Justice is a original thinker, he is a Judge who has successfully marketed his original ideas for the welfare of the system and we have purchased his ideas and we are really benefited. He is one of the wonderful administrator. He is really a versatile personality. A Judge may just discuss about the art, his ease, the way he participates in discussions. He can discuss about the literature, at ease, he will participate in every such discussion, science, law, politics and what not and that's why I say he is a versatile personality. Above all, he is very humorous person. Not only he smiles, he will come out with his laughter right from his heart. On account of your smile and laughter, I assure you Sir, the imprints you have left behind, will be cherished by one and all in this system and I, on behalf Chandigarh Judicial Academy, thank you and thanks one and all. We place our gratitude to all the personalities who have come to grace the occasion.

Thank you.

56 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 57 SOON AFTER TAKING OVER AS CHIEF JUSTICE, PUNJAB & HARYANA HIGH COURT-CUM-PATRON-IN-CHIEF OF Hon’ble Mr. Justice M. Jeyapaul: CHANDIGARH JUDICIAL ACADEMY Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri, Chief Justice of our High Court, Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.K. Mittal, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KISHAN KAUL PAID HIS MAIDEN VISIT President, Board of Governors, the other members of the Board of TO PREMISES OF THE ACADEMY ON 7-06-2013. APART FROM ADDRESSING Governors, Chief Secy. to the Govt. of Haryana, Secretaries of the TRAINEE JUDICIAL OFFICERS, HIS LORDSHIP UNDERTOOK COMPLETE TOUR respective Governments, Ld. Advocate Generals who are present here, My dear colleague Judges, Law Remambrancer, the Ld. OF PREMISES OF THE ACADEMY Faculty Members, the respected Judicial Officers.

Thank you.

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pkSchl fnu pyh tks [kq'kxokj jokuh] tc ;gk¡ eLrh] g¡lh et+kd Fks gksrs] vkvks lquk;sa rqEgsa jsosU;q dh dgkuh] rHkh flgkx lgkc Fks ihNs lksrs]

[ksoV [kljk tc yky lj i<+krs] eLrh djrha lq;'kk] fourh vkSj rjUuqe fnekx ds rkys [kqn&c&[kqn [kqy tkrs] jsosU;q Dykll esa VS'ku tk;s tgUuqe

tgu ds ?kksM+ksa ls gV x;h gS ikcUnh] vius cpiu esa Fks lc ykS tkrs D;ksafd le> vk x;s gS bardky vkSj tekcUnh tc jcj&isfUly fy, tdkfj;k Fks vkrs]

i<+kbZ ds lkFk&lkFk FkksM+h eLrh Fks lc ikrs jsosU;q esa cgqr [kq'k gksrk Fkk latho dktyk fdlus D;k fd;k pyks gSa lqurs lqukrs] D;ksafd tkurk Fkk] D;k gksrk gS egqfoyk

tc iwjh Dykl gksrh tekcanh esa rYyhu] dke iwjk j[krk ij jgrk Fkk tks 'kkUr rc i<+kbZ esa exu gksrk Fkk gjyhu] ,slk gs viuk HkkbZ foØkUr]

tc vkxs cSBh bje] vi.kkZ vkSj lyksuh] fnypLi jgk thou dk ;s dky Hkh] rc le> vk;k D;k gksrh [kljk&[krkSuh] vkSj jsosU;q esa dke vk;s /keZIky th]

Dykl dk egkSy gksrk [kq'kxokj vkSj gYdk] fcuk otg [kq'k gksrh lq"kek vkSj vYdk] by Iram Hasan cu iVokjh i<+s] e/kqj vkSj dkejku T.J.O. Haryana, Sec-F rc tkuk D;k gksrs eq'krjh&eq'krjku]

60 NewsLetter June, 2013 jsosU;q Vsªfuax pkSchl fnu pyh tks [kq'kxokj jokuh] tc ;gk¡ eLrh] g¡lh et+kd Fks gksrs] vkvks lquk;sa rqEgsa jsosU;q dh dgkuh] rHkh flgkx lgkc Fks ihNs lksrs]

[ksoV [kljk tc yky lj i<+krs] eLrh djrha lq;'kk] fourh vkSj rjUuqe fnekx ds rkys [kqn&c&[kqn [kqy tkrs] jsosU;q Dykll esa VS'ku tk;s tgUuqe tgu ds ?kksM+ksa ls gV x;h gS ikcUnh] vius cpiu esa Fks lc ykS tkrs D;ksafd le> vk x;s gS bardky vkSj tekcUnh tc jcj&isfUly fy, tdkfj;k Fks vkrs] i<+kbZ ds lkFk&lkFk FkksM+h eLrh Fks lc ikrs jsosU;q esa cgqr [kq'k gksrk Fkk latho dktyk fdlus D;k fd;k pyks gSa lqurs lqukrs] D;ksafd tkurk Fkk] D;k gksrk gS egqfoyk tc iwjh Dykl gksrh tekcanh esa rYyhu] dke iwjk j[krk ij jgrk Fkk tks 'kkUr rc i<+kbZ esa exu gksrk Fkk gjyhu] ,slk gs viuk HkkbZ foØkUr] tc vkxs cSBh bje] vi.kkZ vkSj lyksuh] fnypLi jgk thou dk ;s dky Hkh] rc le> vk;k D;k gksrh [kljk&[krkSuh] vkSj jsosU;q esa dke vk;s /keZIky th]

Dykl dk egkSy gksrk [kq'kxokj vkSj gYdk] fcuk otg [kq'k gksrh lq"kek vkSj vYdk] by Iram Hasan cu iVokjh i<+s] e/kqj vkSj dkejku T.J.O. Haryana, Sec-F rc tkuk D;k gksrs eq'krjh&eq'krjku]

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