US judges delegation to India, meets Indian judges, lawyers & state ministers in 5 cities
other multinational corporations engaged in a round of intensive discussions about the importance of the rule of law for corporations, and the judiciary’s impact on the Indian and American jurisprudence.
These discussions were also graced by the presence of former Chief Justice of India, Justice U.U. Lalit and Justice Swantanter Kumar, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India during which they highlighted the milestones of the Indian Judiciary.
In Mumbai, the delegation also had the honour to meet Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, Chief Justice, Bombay High Court along with 35 High Court Judges.
The delegates during their visit to the Bombay High Court were also felicitated by the Advocates’ Association of Western India and the Bombay Bar Association.
At the event in Chennai, Prof. (Dr.) C. Raj Kumar, the founding Vice Chancellor of O.P. Jindal Global University outlined the foundational objectives of the visit and said, “India and the US share certain values which are further highlighted by this high-level visit of Judges from the US. Both countries are democracies where the rule of law cannot be taken for granted, where we are committed to strengthening the rule of law and talking truth to power.”
In Chennai, the delegation was part of the India – US Law and Justice Forum, hosted at the International Law Centre of the premier Indian Law Firm, Surana and Surana International Attorneys on the theme of the Role of Judiciary in Protecting the Rule of Law and Promoting Access to Justice which was inaugurated by the chief guest, Tamil Nadu Law Minister S. Regupathy.
The Minister highlighted that Tamil Nadu has worked to provide equal opportunities irrespective of the background of any individual and is the first Indian state to give the right to women as coparceners in property thereby promoting inclusive growth.
The event also saw participation by Justice Swantanter Kumar, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India.
Later an interactive session was held at the Madras High Court Bar Association with 100 Advocates under Justice R.N. Manjula.
This was followed with a meeting with the Chief Justice Sanjay Vijaykumar Gangapurwala and 25 Judges from the Madras High Court.
The Chennai visit concluded with a high-level meeting with Dr. Palanivel Thiaga Rajan, Tamil Nadu Minister for Information Technology and Digital Services.
In Bengaluru, a similar discussion was held in association with R.V. University where the Chief Guest, Justice R.V. Raveendran, former Judge, Supreme Court of India welcomed the delegation.
Later the Advocates Association of Bengaluru hosted a session with the Chief Guest Justice Krishna S. Dixit which was attended by over 600 Advocates.
The visit concluded with a meeting with Justice Prasanna B. Varale Chief Justice, Karnataka High Court, and 8 other sitting High Court Judges.
The visit to Kochi began with an interaction with Justice A. K. Jayasankaran Nambiar, Judge, Kerala High Court, and an interactive session with the judges of the Kerala High Court and the new batch of Judicial Trainees, along with other Judges of this High Court.
The visit culminated with a meeting with P. Rajeev, Kerala Minister for Industries, Law and Coir.
This high-powered and intensive visit of the US judges and jurists to India also witnessed a special reception hosted by the India Committee of the American Bar Association, led by Pratibha Jain, Chair, ABA India Committee, Head of Strategy & Group General Counsel, Everstone Group and Ajay Bahl, co-founder and managing partner, AZB & Partners.
The concluding event of their visit culminated in a dinner hosted by the benefactor and founding Chancellor of O.P. Jindal Global University, Naveen Jindal and Shallu Jindal, which was widely attended by lawyers, jurists, parliamentarians, academics, and other distinguished thought leaders.