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OF CONTEMPORARY INDIA Catalogue No. 6 Of THE PAPERS OF JUSTICE A.S. ANAND Plot # 2, Rajiv Gandhi Education City, P.O. Rai, Sonepat – 131029, Haryana (India) Justice A.S. Anand (1936-2017) Adarsh Sein Anand, a constitutional expert and an advocate of human rights and civil liberties, was born on 1 November 1936. He received his early education at Jammu and graduated from the Jammu and Kashmir University in 1958. He pursued L.L.B from Lucknow University in 1960 and was awarded a doctorate in Law (Constitutional Law of Commonwealth) from the University of London in 1963. He passed the Bar Exam at the Inner Temple, London in 1964. After completing his education in law, he started practice in criminal law, constitutional law and election law at the Punjab and Haryana High Court in Chandigarh and by dint of sheer hard work and merit rose to be the Additional Judge of Jammu and Kashmir High Court (1976-1985); Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court (1985-89), and Madras High Court (1989-1991); Judge, Supreme Court of India (1991-1998); and Chief Justice of India, (1998-2001). Justice Anand participated in various national and international conferences, notable among them was the first Appellate Judge Conference at Manila, Philippines (1977); Appellate Judges’ Conference, New Delhi (1984); Law Conference, New Delhi (1994); 2nd Worldwide Common Law Judiciary Conference at Washington DC, USA (1997) and SAARC Chief Justices’ Conference at Colombo, Sri Lanka (1998). Justice Anand was awarded an honorary doctorate in Law by Lucknow University in 1996. He was elected President of the International Institute of Human Rights Society and was the first Indian to be honoured with a fellowship of the University College, London, 1997. An advocate of inexpensive and affordable justice to all, Justice Anand was appointed Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (2003-2007), and head of a five- member empowered committee set up by the Supreme Court to examine the safety aspects of the Mullaperiyar Dam in Kerala, 2010. Apart from the Padma Vibhushan (2008), Justice Anand also received several prestigious awards for his outstanding contribution in the field of judiciary and an unflinching commitment to human welfare and justice namely, the Shiromani Award - 2002 (2003), Plaque of Honour from the University of Lucknow, 2004, and Dogra Ratan Award for Promotion of Dogri Language, Culture & History, Jammu (2006). He was also honoured with National Law Day Award by the President of India (2007). Justice A.S. Anand wrote two books, The Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir: Its Development and Comments and Justice for Women: Concerns and Expressions. Justice A.S. Anand passed away on 1 December 2017. CATALOGUE OF THE PAPERS OF JUSTICE A.S. ANAND INDEX S. No. Description Period Page No. 1 SPEECHES/ADDRESSES/LECTURES OF 1977 – 2005 1-24 JUSTICE A.S. ANAND I Judge and Acting Chief Justice, High Court of 1977 – 1987 1-2 Jammu & Kashmir (1976 – 1987) II Chief Justice, High Court, Madras (1989 – 1991) 1990 – 1991 3-4 III Judge, Supreme Court of India (1998 – 2001) 1993 – 1998 4-8 IV Chief Justice of India (1998 – 2001) 1998 – 2001 8-16 V Other Speeches 2001 – 2003 17-18 VI Chairman, NHRC (2003 – 2005) 2003 – 2005 19-24 2 ALBUMS 1998 - 2008 25-26 CATALOGUE OF THE PAPERS OF JUSTICE A.S. ANAND 1 SPEECHES/ADDRESSES/LECTURES 1977-2005 OF JUSTICE A.S. ANAND S. No. Description Period No. of Remarks Pages 1 2 3 4 5 I Judge and Acting Chief Justice, High Court of 1977-1987 Jammu & Kashmir (1976-1989) 1. ‘Legal Education - its Importance and Relevance 16 January 10 English in the Developing Countries with special 1977 reference to India’ for discussion at International Conference of Appellate Magistrates held at Manila 2. ‘Role of Legal Profession in a Democracy’ 1983 8 Typed copy/ English 3. Address at a Seminar : ‘Anti-Poverty Measures- September 14 English Role of the Centre and States’ 1984 4. Inaugural Address at Seminar on Law and the 29 October 8 Typed copy/ Children with special Emphasis on Social 1984 English Defence (2) 1 2 3 4 5 5. Speech delivered at the Conference of the District 18 March 19 English and Sessions Judges, and Chief Judicial 1985 Magistrates of Jammu Province held in the Chief Justice Court Room 6. Reply to the Court ovation. Also includes 13 May 21 English Speeches of Justice M. A. Shah , Beg and M.L. 1985 Qureshi 7. Welcome Speech delivered at Sher-I-Kashmir 19 June 14 English Convention Hall, Srinagar 1986 8. Keynote Address at the Seminar : ‘Judicial 14 February 36 English Activism and Social Change’ 1987 9. Keynote Address at the Indian Society of 26 February 19 English Criminology, Sixteenth Annual Conference 1987 10. Keynote Address at All India Conference Undated 14 Typed copy/ organized by the Bar Association of India English 11. The Spirit & Message of Rotary Undated 4 Typed copy English 12. The Expansion of Judicial process in India Undated 6 Typed copy English 13. Legal Aid for the underprivileged in general and Undated 15 Typed copy for women in particular English (3) 1 2 3 4 5 II Chief Justice, High Court, Madras 1990-1991 (1989-1991) 14. Speech delivered at the Post-Centenary Silver 15 April 10 English Jubilee Celebrations of the Bar Association, High 1990 Court, Madras 15. Keynote Address at the Second State Level 21 April 10 English Conference of the Bar Federation of Tamil Nadu 1990 and Pondicherry, sponsored by the Madurai Bar Association 16. Speech delivered at the Centenary Celebrations 28 April 11 English of the Bar Association of Tiruchirappalli. 1990 17. Inaugural Address on the occasion of the 23 12 English inauguration of the workshop on Criminal September Advocacy at Dr. Rajamannar Hall, High Court, 1990 Madras 18. Speech delivered at the function of Rotary Club 8 November 18 English of Madras : ‘The Challenge of Social Justice’ 1990 19. Inaugural Address at the Birth Centenary 25 8 English Celebrations of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar organized by November the Bar Federation of Tamilnadu and Pondicherry 1990 20. Presidential Address on the occasion of the M.K. 7 January 11 English Nambyar Memorial Lectures,1990 organized by 1991 National Law School of India University, Bangalore and High Court Bar Associations, Madras 21. Presidential Address at Lok Adalat, held at 30 March 10 English Coimbatore 1991 (4) 1 2 3 4 5 22. Welcome Address on the occasion of the 21 June 16 English inauguration of the Administrative Block (Annex 1991 Building) by Mr. Ranganath Misra, Chief Justice of India 23. Reply to Farewell Address on transfer from High 15 9 English Court, Madras November 1991 III Judge, Supreme Court of India (1991-1998) 1993 – 1998 24. Justice Ansari Memorial Lecture delivered at Bar 10 April 32 English Association, Nellore : ‘Human Rights- Its 1993 Development and Protection by the Judiciary under the Constitution of India’ 25. Speech delivered on Environment at Jammu 11 June 7 English 1993 26. Inaugural Address at the U.G.C Seminar: ‘Global 21 March 15 English Terrorism – Social, Politico-Legal Dimensions 1994 and Perspectives’ 27. Valedictory Address at the Symposia organized 4 March 23 English by Dr. P.S. Loknathan Centenary Committee at 1995 Bangalore : ‘Law, Judiciary and Economic Reforms’ 28. Convocation Address at Lucknow University 1995 6 English 29. Inaugural Address delivered at faculty of Law, 17 February 14 English University of Jammu: ‘Human Rights and Social 1996 Justice’ 30. C.L Aggarwal Memorial Lecture delivered at 12 May 25 English Jaipur 1996 (5) 1 2 3 4 5 31. Speech at the Laying of the foundation stone of 31 August 5 English ‘Madhu Bhasin Memorial Library’ at Hindu 1996 Vidya Peeth, Sonepat 32. Inaugural Address delivered at Department of 23 24 English Law, University of Bombay: ‘Human Rights- November Law and the Society’ 1996 33. Speech delivered at SAARC LAW-India, 29 30 English Chapter at the Scope Convention Centre, Scope November Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi: ‘Jammu & 1996 Kashmir-Legal Perspectives’ 34. Address delivered on the occasion of Human 10 9 English Rights Day at Teen Murti Auditorium, New Delhi: December ‘Ways to Implement Economic, Social and 1996 Cultural Covenants’ 35. Inaugural Address delivered at a Seminar at 21 18 English Indian Institute of Public Administration, December Jammu: ‘Judicial Activism’ 1996 36. Bangalore Advocates’ Assn. Annual Endowment 13 January 38 English Lecture, Australia-India Council, Judicial 1997 Activism & Judicial Expansionism, Bangalore 37. Text of speech delivered at Yadavindra Public 18 January 3 English School, Mohali 1997 38. Speech delivered at A. P Judicial Academy while 1 February 13 English inaugurating the workshop on codification of 1997 Criminal Laws relating to women 39. inaugural Address at the Seminar at Hyderabad: 13 & 14 16 English ‘Dr. Ambedkar and the Indian constitution’ April 1997 (6) 1 2 3 4 5 40. Paper presented at the second Worldwide 25-30 May 24 English Common Law Judiciary Conference at 1997 Washington, USA: ‘Intellectual Property Rights- Indian Experience’ 41. Justice N.D. Krishna Rao Memorial Lecture on 23 August 33 English Protection of Human Rights delivered at National 1997 Law School of India University, Bangalore: ‘Judicial Obligation or Judicial Activism’ 42. Inaugural Address delivered at the workshop for 6 19 English the District Public Prosecutors and Special Public September Prosecutors at Chennai 1997 43. Shri P. Babulu Reddy Foundation Lecture on 28 22 English delivered at Hyderabad: ‘Victims of Crime- September Unseen Side’ 1997 44. Speech delivered at a seminar at the High Court 1 November 12 English Bar, Assn. Hall. Orissa High Court, Cuttack: 1997 ‘Legal Education and Role of Bar and Bench for its Improvement’ 45.