NATIONAL JUSTICE ACADEMY, BHOPAL




National Judicial Academy is Indian government funded training primarily for Judicial Officers, working in the Supreme Court and the High Court, during their service. The institute was registered on 17 August 1993 under the Societies Registration Act of 1960. 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".


National Judicial Academy
Established
Registered on August 17, 1993

Type

Education, training and research institution
Director

Dr.Balram K. Gupta ( April 2013)
Dr. K.N. Chandrashekeran Pillai (July 2011- March 2013)
Prof. G. Mohan Gopal (July 2006-July 2011)

Academic staff

23

Location

Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

Campus

Urban

Website

http://www.nja.nic.in


ACADAMIC PROGRAM-

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.

Institute's Product Line

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 SKILL 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.


CONTACT DETAILS -

EPABX: +91- 755- 2432500
Fax No: +91- 755- 2696904/ +91- 755- 2432587
Website: www.nja.gov.in
Address- P.O. Suraj Nagar, Bhadbhada Road, Bhopal- 462044, Madhya Pradesh, India.

TAKIA ISLAND OF HAZRAT SHAH ALI SHAH




Hazrat Shah Ali Shah Rahmatullah Alaih was a great sufi saint of Bhopal. He used to live on an isolated island in the Upper Lake of Bhopal in the 18th century. At that time, very few people dared to go to the island and the sufi saint used to meditate in complete solitude and isolation. After his death, people came to know about his ‘karamaat’ and started to flock the island. Earlier, there was only his grave there. But during some years back, the caretaker Syed Rizwan Ali has made some good constructions there including a domed mausoleum.






THE GOD'S PLACE WHERE PEOPLE GO BY BOAT

MUD CHALLENGE RALLY AT KERWA DAM ON 23rd JUNE 2013




Around 125 vehicles visited the mud rally spot last Sunday which was very encouraging. On Sunday at around 4 pm the enrolled participants would be present at race track. The Technical Coordinator of the Promoters Group told that Kerwa is a different track from Kaliasot as there are more water huddles in Kerwa as compared to Kaliasot where the other hurdles were more. The race will start from Lake View Farm and if the weather conditions remain normal the race will have four laps of 8 km each.

This year (2013), around 55 entries are expected. The last date for entry submission would be June 18 while with the late fee the entry form could be submitted till June 20.

The first prize will be of Rs 31000, the second prize will be of Rs 21000 and the third prize will be of Rs 11000 in both petrol and diesel categories while the overall champion would be presented with a trophy.

The participants will have to comply with all the safety and security measures. Apart from the entry fee, Rs 1000 will be charged for insurance cover during the rally.