National Judicial Academy (India)
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National Judicial Academy is an Indian government
-funded training institute primarily for Judicial Officers, working in the Supreme Court
and the High Courts, during their service. The institute was registered on 17 August 1993 under the Societies Registration Act of 1860. N. R. Madhava Menon
was its founding director. Its 63-acre campus is located in the outskirts of Bhopal. It also has a registered office in Delhi
. The President of India
inaugurated the institute building on September 5, 2002.
Established with the objectives of "Judicial Reform and Policy Development as well as Research Support Services for greater efficiency, fairness, access and productivity. It also includes improvements in court administration and management for a litigant friendly justice system", the institute has been functioning as a "centre of excellence in judicial education, research and training".
. As chairman, he appoints the director as the principal executive officer
. Academic positions include an additional director for research, three professor
s, six associate professors, six research fellows and six law associates. Other than the managerial and functional positions, administrative positions include a registrar
and additional registrar, a chief accounts officer, and maintenance engineers.
(SEBI), was one of the members of the two member committee appointed to dispose the proceedings against National Securities Depository Limited
.
Government of India
The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...
-funded training institute primarily for Judicial Officers, working in the Supreme Court
Supreme Court of India
The Supreme Court of India is the highest judicial forum and final court of appeal as established by Part V, Chapter IV of the Constitution of India...
and the High Courts, during their service. The institute was registered on 17 August 1993 under the Societies Registration Act of 1860. N. R. Madhava Menon
N. R. Madhava Menon
N. R. Madhava Menon is a legal educator from India. He was instrumental in setting up the National Law School of India University in Bangalore, and was its founder-director. He was the founder and vice-chancellor of West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences in Calcutta, run on the...
was its founding director. Its 63-acre campus is located in the outskirts of Bhopal. It also has a registered office in Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
. The President of India
President of India
The President of India is the head of state and first citizen of India, as well as the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces. President of India is also the formal head of all the three branches of Indian Democracy - Legislature, Executive and Judiciary...
inaugurated the institute building on September 5, 2002.
Established with the objectives of "Judicial Reform and Policy Development as well as Research Support Services for greater efficiency, fairness, access and productivity. It also includes improvements in court administration and management for a litigant friendly justice system", the institute has been functioning as a "centre of excellence in judicial education, research and training".
Management and staff
The chairman of the governing body of the Institute is the Chief Justice of IndiaChief Justice of India
The Chief Justice of India is the highest-ranking judge in the Supreme Court of India, and thus holds the highest judicial position in India. As well as presiding in the Supreme Court, the Chief Justice also head its administrative functions....
. As chairman, he appoints the director as the principal executive officer
Executive officer
An executive officer is generally a person responsible for running an organization, although the exact nature of the role varies depending on the organization.-Administrative law:...
. Academic positions include an additional director for research, three professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
s, six associate professors, six research fellows and six law associates. Other than the managerial and functional positions, administrative positions include a registrar
Registrar
A registrar is an official keeper of records made in a register. Registrar may also refer to:-Government records:* Recorder of deeds, government office which maintains public records related to real estate...
and additional registrar, a chief accounts officer, and maintenance engineers.
Academic programs
The National Judicial Education Strategy (NJES) was established by the Institute in September, 2006, as a national level system for judicial education, with which it hopes to achieve its objectives in technical education. The courses offered here follow the same system. Instead of a 'teacher - student' setting found usually in academic institutions, the institute follows a 'solution driven' approach instead, working to eliminate the obstacles faced by the judges participating in a programme by identifying them over discussions in portals. Based on this, the institute offers 6 types of programmes to its three categories of candidates, High Court Justices, District Judiciaries and State Judicial Academics. There was an appeal made to the institute, requesting the institute to consider working on the decorum of the judges taking their programmes, bringing in the topics of the importance of judicial restraint and reticence as prescribed by Lord Kilmuir in their discussions. by B. S. Raghavan, a former IAS officer, U.N. Civil Servant and author.| Category | Programmes |
|---|---|
| High Court Justices | (a) High Court Justices' Conferences on Development of Law/Development of Justice Systems; (b) Orientation Colloquium for Recently Elevated High Court Justices |
| District Judiciary | (a) National Judicial Workshops on Judging/Core Judicial Skills/Judicial Administration (b) National Judicial Seminars on Substantive Law/Justice |
| State Judicial Academics | (a) Education for Educator Programmes; (b) Orientation Programme for Newly Selected ADJs as part of their State-Level Induction Programmes |
National skills database
Apart from academics, the institute, with an aim to improve the functioning of the judiciary, is setting up an online skills registry of Indian judges, with their areas of proficiency, which can be accessed by the judges using their credentials.In the media
The current director of the institute, G Mohan, who previously worked with the Securities and Exchange Board of IndiaSecurities and Exchange Board of India
The Securities and Exchange Board of India is the regulator for the securities market in India.-History:It was formed officially by the Government of India in 1992 with SEBI Act 1992 being passed by the Indian Parliament...
(SEBI), was one of the members of the two member committee appointed to dispose the proceedings against National Securities Depository Limited
National Securities Depository Limited
National Securities Depository Limited , is the first central securities depository in India based in Mumbai. It is promoted by institutions of national stature responsible for the economic development of India and has established a national infrastructure of international standards that handles...
.