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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 4 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 5 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 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 6 NewsLetter June, 2013 NewsLetter June, 2013 7 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 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.