Law Minister Unveils Golden Jubilee
Plaque at Bar Council of India
Expresses Concern over Corrupt
Practices in Judiciary
PM to Inaugurate Golden Jubilee
Celebrations tomorrow
New Delhi, Feb 15: Union Law and Justice Minister Dr Ashwani
Kumar today unveiled a Golden Jubilee Plaque at the Bar Council of India (BCI)
headquarters here today, on the occasion of the Council’s Golden Jubilee
celebrations.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Kumar said, “we cannot imagine a robust
and vibrant democracy without a strong judiciary and a bar”.
Maintaining that democracy and rule of law were two sides of the same
coin, he said, one cannot think of one without the other.
Terming corrupt practices in judiciary as a “menace”, the Minister said
the problem needs to be tackled.
He also lauded the Bar Council for its “untiring efforts for the cause
of the Bar”.
In his address, BCI Chairman Dr Manan Kumar Mishra highlighted the
problems faced by the 16 lakh lawyers in the country.
“In district and sub-divisional courts of poor states, they have no
sitting facility, no proper libraries, no facility for continued legal
education, the young entrants in the Bar are not getting any sort of economic
support from the Governments and due to paucity of fund, the Bar Council of
India or the State Bar Councils are also unable to help them”, he said.
Mr. Zafar Ahmed Khan, Vice-Chairman of the Bar Council of India,
Chairman of the Executive Committee, Mr Apurba Kumar Sharma, Mr S Prabhakaran,
Spokesperson, Bar Council of India and other members of the Council were
present on the occasion.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh would formally inaugurate
the Gol;den Jubilee celebrations of the Bar Council of India (BCI) at Vigyan
Bhawan, New Delhj, on Saturday, February 16, 2013.
Hon’ble Mr Justice Altamas Kabir would preside over the event while
Union Law and Justice Minister Mr Ashwani Kumar would be the Guest of Honour
and Attorney General of India
Mr G E Vahanvati would be the Special Invitee.
Hon’ble Judges from the Supreme Court and various High Courts,
Vice-Chancellors of several Universities, Union Ministers, Advocates General,
Senior Advocates, Law officers of the Central and state Governments, Bar
Council office bearers from different states and well known jurists and academics
would be taking part in the two day deliberations.
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit would be the Chief Guest at the
valedictory function on Sunday, February 17, 2013 while Union Minister of Road
Transport and Highways Dr C P Joshi and Mr. Ramakant Goswami, Minister of Law,
Justice and Legislative Affairs, Government of NCT Delhi, would be the
distinguished and special guests respectively,
Eminent legal and political personalities including Leader of
Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mr Arun Jaitley, Union Commerce Minister Mr Anand
Sharma, Union Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Mr Vayalar Ravi, Minister of
State in the Prime Minister’s Office Mr V Narayanswamy, Dr Abhishek Manu
Singhvi, MP, Former Union Law and Justice Minister Mr Ram Jethmalani and former
Union Minister Mr Ravi Shankar Prasad would be taking part in the working
sessions on both days.
Judicial Delays and Access to Justice, Globalisation and its impact on
Legal Profession, Role of Lawyers for Speedy Justice System, Revisiting the
image of the Indian Bar as the ‘judge of the judges’, Professional Ethics,
Issues and Challenges, Constitutionalism, Judicial Process and Access to
Justice, Role of Media in Legal and Judicial Procedures, are among the major
topics to be discussed by experts from India and abroad during the
deliberations.
Issues concerning the bar such as Developing a Bar for Rural Legal
Services, Continuing Legal Education Training, Knowledge and Skills
Development, Advocates’ Welfare Measurements, Introduction of Pension Scheme,
Junior Lawyers’ Stipend etc would also figure prominently in the discussions.
On the occasion of its Golden Jubilee, BCI would also deliberate on
subjects such as Responsibility of Bar Council of India in Legal Research and
Law Reform and A Progressive Role of Bar Council of India in setting
complementary Educational programmes for strengthening the professional
knowledge and skills of legal professionals.
S
Prabhakaran
Devdutt Chakravarty
Spokesperson
Media Coordinator
Bar Council of India
Mob.: 09015959739
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