ALL INDIA BAR ASSOCIATION

108 & 130, Setalvad Lawyers Chambers Block, Supreme Court, New Delhi-110001
Tel +91-11-23074406, Mob: +91-9868510674
464, Chambers, Delhi High Court, New Delhi-110003;
Telefax: +91-11-23386785; M: 9910063501, 9958177904
*Gaura Harish Kunj, DS-423/424, New Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi-110060;
Telefax: +91-11-28743284, 28743285; Web: www.allindiabar.org
Email: international.jurists6@gmail.com; contact@allindiabar.org, allindiabar@yahoo.com,
CHAIRMAN:
Dr. Adish C. Aggarwala, Sr. Adv.
President, International Council of Jurists
President, International Commission of Writers
Convener, Indian Council of Jurists
Ex. Senior Additional Advocate General of Haryana
Ex. Addl. Advocate General of Punjab, T.N., U.P.
Ex. Vice-Chairman, Bar Council of India
Ex. Vice-President, Supreme Court Bar Association
Ex. Chairman, Bar Council of Delhi

VICE-CHAIRMEN:
Mr. S. Prabhakaran
Co-Chairman, Bar Council of India
President, Tamil Nadu Advocates Association
Ex. President, Madras High Court Adv. Association
Organizing Secretary, Indian Council of Jurists

Mr. Ashok Mehta, Sr. Advocate

Chairman, Bar Council of Rajasthan
Ex. President, Jaipur Bar Association

Mr. Yatin N.Oza, Ex. MLA. Sr. Advocate

Ex. President, Gujarat High Court Advocates Assn
Secretary, India Legal Information Institute

ALL INDIA BAR ASSOCIATION WANTS NO

ADVOCATE OR RELATIVES OF ADVOCATES/JUDGES
IN JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT COMMISSION
All India Bar Association has sought sweeping changes in the
manner judges are appointed to high courts and the Supreme
Court, and has put forward such radical suggestions as barring
relatives of Supreme Court judges from practice, formation of four
benches of the apex court in the country, and video-recording all
court proceedings.

Mr. B.D. Hiremath

President, High Court Bar Association, Dharwad
Ex. Vice- Chairman, Bar Council of Karnataka
Ex. Member, Bar Council of India

Mr. Amarjit S. Chandhiok, Sr. Adv.

Ex. Additional Solicitor General of India
Ex.President, Delhi High Court Bar Association

Mr. Arun Kumar Tripathi

Member & Ex. Chairman, Bar Council of U.P.

Mr. Anandkumar Appu Magadum

Member & Ex. Chairman, Bar Council of Karnataka

Mr. Baleshwar Prasad Sharma

Member & Ex. Chairman, Bar Council of Bihar

GENERAL SECRETARIES:
Mr. Partap Singh
Ex. Chairman, Bar Council of Punjab & Haryana
Member, Bar Council of Punjab & Haryana

Mr. B. Purushothama Reddy

President, Federation of Bar Associations of States
of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana
Ex. President, A. P. High Court Bar Association

Mr. Shailendra Dubey

Member & Ex.Chairman, Bar Council of Chattisgarh
Ex. Hony Secretay,Chattisgarh High Court Bar Assn.

Mr. Radhe Lal Gupta

Ex. Assistant Solicitor General of India
Member & Ex. Treasurer, Bar Council of M.P.

Mr. Joydeep Mukherjee

General Secretary, All India Legal Aid Forum

Supporting the Centres National Judicial Appointments

Commission (NJAC) system to appoint and transfer judges, AIBA
chairman and senior advocate Dr. Adish C Aggarwala has written to
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure that the two eminent
personalities who would be involved in selection and appointment
of judges of higher judiciary are neither advocates nor relatives of
advocates/judges.
It is suggested that the eminent personalities should not be lawyers
or relatives of any Judge or practising lawyer. This is required so
that the nominated members can work impartially, without any bias
and influence of any kind, Aggarwala said in the representation
copies of which were sent to Union Law Minister D V Sadananda
Gowda and Chief Justice of India H L Dattu as well.

HONY SECRETARIES:
Ms. Razia Beg
Member & Ex. Chairman, Bar Council of Uttrakhand

Mr. Prabha Shankar Misra

Ex. Hony Secretary, High Court Bar Association,
Allahabad

Mr. Ashwini Kumar Dubey

Chairman, Jagriti D. Foundation

TREASURER:
Mr. Ajay Kumar Gupta
Hony Secretary, India Legal Information Institute
Ex. Jt. Secretary, Delhi High Court Bar Association

FOREIGN AFFAIRS DIVISION:

Mr. Abhinav Singh
Convener, Foreign Affairs Division, AIBA
Hony Secretary, India Legal Informational Institute

Hinting at disproportionate representation of only some states in the

Supreme Court, he said the 110-million population Maharashtra had
three sitting judges in the apex court, whereas the 200 million-Uttar
Pradesh had only one judges. There is only one judge from each
Bihar (100 million), West Bengal (90 million), Gujarat (60 million),
North Eastern states (45 million population), he said, adding that
there is no judge from Rajasthan (68 million), Chattisgarh (25
million) and Himachal Pradesh (6 million).
In this regard, Aggarwala said that appointment and elevation of
judges should be solely on the basis of merit, and added: If any
judge is not found suitable for being promoted to the higher court,
he should not be allowed to continue as a judge, and instead,
should be removed from his position.
AIBA chairman also sought creation of four benches of the
Supreme Court in different parts of the country -- in East, West,

ALL INDIA BAR ASSOCIATION

108 & 130, Setalvad Lawyers Chambers Block, Supreme Court, New Delhi-110001
Tel +91-11-23074406, Mob: +91-9868510674
464, Chambers, Delhi High Court, New Delhi-110003;
Telefax: +91-11-23386785; M: 9910063501, 9958177904
*Gaura Harish Kunj, DS-423/424, New Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi-110060;
Telefax: +91-11-28743284, 28743285; Web: www.allindiabar.org
Email: international.jurists6@gmail.com; contact@allindiabar.org, allindiabar@yahoo.com,
CHAIRMAN:
Dr. Adish C. Aggarwala, Sr. Adv.
President, International Council of Jurists
President, International Commission of Writers
Convener, Indian Council of Jurists
Ex. Senior Additional Advocate General of Haryana
Ex. Addl. Advocate General of Punjab, T.N., U.P.
Ex. Vice-Chairman, Bar Council of India
Ex. Vice-President, Supreme Court Bar Association
Ex. Chairman, Bar Council of Delhi

VICE-CHAIRMEN:
Mr. S. Prabhakaran
Co-Chairman, Bar Council of India
President, Tamil Nadu Advocates Association
Ex. President, Madras High Court Adv. Association
Organizing Secretary, Indian Council of Jurists

Mr. Ashok Mehta, Sr. Advocate

Chairman, Bar Council of Rajasthan
Ex. President, Jaipur Bar Association

Mr. Yatin N.Oza, Ex. MLA. Sr. Advocate

Ex. President, Gujarat High Court Advocates Assn
Secretary, India Legal Information Institute

Mr. B.D. Hiremath

President, High Court Bar Association, Dharwad
Ex. Vice- Chairman, Bar Council of Karnataka
Ex. Member, Bar Council of India

Mr. Amarjit S. Chandhiok, Sr. Adv.

Ex. Additional Solicitor General of India
Ex.President, Delhi High Court Bar Association

Mr. Arun Kumar Tripathi

Member & Ex. Chairman, Bar Council of U.P.

Mr. Anandkumar Appu Magadum

Member & Ex. Chairman, Bar Council of Karnataka

North-East and South. It will aid in implementing the policy of the

government to provide justice at the doorstep of litigant, he said.
In order to usher in sense of responsibility and urgency, and
eradicate waste of precious court time, Aggarwala also sought
video-recording of all court proceedings. The recording should be
preserved in the judicial file of the case concerned. Judges, lawyers
and litigants, who are all part of the judicial system, will then take
the court proceedings more seriously and sincerely, he said.
AIBA also sought change in the existing norm of appointing chief
justices of high courts from other courts. The system of appointing
the chief justice of high courts from another state should also be put
to an end. Chief justices Courts coming from other states do not
make just and proper administrative decisions, as they are usually
unaware of the local factors. They totally rely on the local judges of
the particular high court for crucial decisions, it said.

Mr. Baleshwar Prasad Sharma

Member & Ex. Chairman, Bar Council of Bihar

GENERAL SECRETARIES:
Mr. Partap Singh
Ex. Chairman, Bar Council of Punjab & Haryana
Member, Bar Council of Punjab & Haryana

Mr. B. Purushothama Reddy

President, Federation of Bar Associations of States
of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana
Ex. President, A. P. High Court Bar Association

Mr. Shailendra Dubey

Member & Ex.Chairman, Bar Council of Chattisgarh
Ex. Hony Secretay,Chattisgarh High Court Bar Assn.

Mr. Radhe Lal Gupta

Ex. Assistant Solicitor General of India
Member & Ex. Treasurer, Bar Council of M.P.

Mr. Joydeep Mukherjee

Reiterating its earlier stand that retired judge should not be

appointed in any tribunal or commissions, AIBA said that only sitting
judges should be appointed to such posts after the sanctioned
strength of judge posts is increased suitably. AIBA also wanted the
retirement age of Supreme Court judges to be from the existing 65
to 68. Similarly, the retirement age of high court judges should go
up from 62 to 65 years, he said, adding that in subordinate judiciary
it should be increased from 60 to 62.

General Secretary, All India Legal Aid Forum

HONY SECRETARIES:
Ms. Razia Beg
Member & Ex. Chairman, Bar Council of Uttrakhand

Mr. Prabha Shankar Misra

Ex. Hony Secretary, High Court Bar Association,
Allahabad

Mr. Ashwini Kumar Dubey

Aggarwala said that the single-party government at the Centre is a

reality in India after more than 30 years, and added that the
government must utilize its democratic strength to usher in radical
changes for the betterment of the judiciary.

Chairman, Jagriti D. Foundation

TREASURER:
Mr. Ajay Kumar Gupta
Hony Secretary, India Legal Information Institute
Ex. Jt. Secretary, Delhi High Court Bar Association

FOREIGN AFFAIRS DIVISION:

Mr. Abhinav Singh
Convener, Foreign Affairs Division, AIBA
Hony Secretary, India Legal Informational Institute

(Dr. Adish C Aggarwala)

Chairman, All India Bar Association
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