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
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Established
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Registered on August 17, 1993
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Type
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Education, training and research institution
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Director
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Dr.Balram K. Gupta ( April 2013)
Dr. K.N. Chandrashekeran Pillai (July 2011- March
2013)
Prof. G. Mohan Gopal (July 2006-July 2011)
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Academic
staff
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23
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Location
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Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
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Campus
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Urban
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Website
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http://www.nja.nic.in
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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
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Programmes
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High Court Justices
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(a) High Court Justices' Conferences on
Development of Law/Development of Justice Systems;
(b)
Orientation Colloquium for Recently Elevated High Court Justices
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District Judiciary
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(a) National Judicial Workshops on Judging/Core
Judicial Skills/Judicial Administration
(b)
National Judicial Seminars on Substantive Law/Justice
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State Judicial Academics
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(a) Education for Educator Programmes;
(b)
Orientation Programme for Newly Selected ADJs as part of their State-Level
Induction Programmes
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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
Email: njabhopal@nja.gov.in
Address- P.O. Suraj Nagar,
Bhadbhada Road, Bhopal- 462044, Madhya Pradesh, India.