Eyeing Better Justice Delivery: Judges to discuss judicial developments, law & tech

Eyeing Better Justice Delivery: Judges to discuss judicial developments, law & tech

The Community News/Shimla

Over 160 judges of the Indian Supreme Court, High Courts and judicial officers will meet in Shimla in Himachal Pradesh to discuss new judicial developments and strengthen justice through Law and Technology.

These judicial officers will participate in the North Zone Regional Conference being organised by HP HC on “Contemporary Judicial Developments and Strengthening Justice Through Law & Technology” at Peter Hoff on 29-30 April.

It will be attended by Supreme Court Judges, HC Judges and Judicial Officers of the HCs of Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.

In this two day conference, approximately 160 participants (including Supreme Court/High Court Judges and Judicial Officers) are expected to participate.

The conference aims to provide a forum for exchange of knowledge, experiences and dissemination of best practices among participants under the respective High Court’s Jurisdiction.

The conference is designed to promote dialogue between participant judges amongst judicial hierarchies on themes including Contemporary Trends in Constitutional Law, Precedential Value of High Court Judgments, Development in Criminal Law, Overview of eCourts Project and Emerging and Future Technology for Effective Judicial Governance.

The conference will include five (5) sessions, out of which three (3) sessions will be held on 29 April and two (2) on 30 April.

There will be interactive sessions to allow judges from different jurisdictions in a region to share experiences on key issues, develop new ideas, insights and adjudication methods.

The Resource Persons will include sitting and retired Judges of the Supreme Court of India and Sitting and retired Chief Justice and Judges of High Courts and subject/domain experts

Sanjeev Kumar

Senior Journalist and former Correspondent with Thomson Reuters at Punjab, The Statesman at Delhi and Shimla; and Mid-Day, Delhi

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