Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State for Law & Justice, inaugurated the world’s largest moot court, NYAYABHYASA MANDAPAM — The Grand Moot Court, and dedicated it to the nation. The event also saw the inauguration of IMAANDAAR (International Mooting Academy for Advocacy, Negotiation, Dispute Adjudication, Arbitration and Resolution) in the presence of more than 200 international judges and jurists from India and the world.
The CJI Surya Kant also inaugurated the International Convention on Independence of Judiciary: Comparative Perspectives on Rights, Institutions and Citizens. A commemorative plaque was released by the Chief Justice of India and the Law Minister to mark the special occasion. Two 13-Judge Benches comprising 26 sitting and former Supreme Court Judges, the Attorney General, Solicitor General, and over 200 leading national and international jurists, spoke at the International Convention on Independence of Judiciary at O.P. Jindal Global University.
Across the two days of the Convention, 26 sitting Judges and former judges of the Supreme Court of India including the Chief Justice of India (sitting in two separate 13-judge benches), 10 former Chief Justices of India, 10 Chief Justices, Judges & former Judges of High Courts, 14 International Judges & Jurists, 5 Ministers &; Parliamentarians, 61 Senior Advocates, and 91 academicians, lawyers participated and spoke at various thematic sessions.
The two-day International Convention on the Independence of the Judiciary explored how this concept forms the cornerstone of Indian democracy. As a newly independent nation and a nascent democracy, the framers of the Constitution wanted the Judiciary to function without any influence from external or internal forces. This concept and its application form the basic structure of the Constitution of India.
