agenda national convention

1. TENTATIVE AGENDA
CJAR National Convention
21st-22nd November 2015
Day 1 – 21st November 2015
10a.m.-10:30a.m. Registration and Tea
10:30a.m.-
10:40a.m.
10:40a.m.-
11:30a.m.
Welcome and Introduction
Mr. Prashant Bhushan, Advocate,
Supreme Court of India and
Convenor, Campaign for Judicial
Accountability and Reform
Panel Discussion
Moderator –Mr. Nikhil Dey, Activist,
MKSS
 The challenges in ensuring a
wholly transparent Judiciary
(RTI and the Judiciary)- Mr.
Shailesh Gandhi, RTI Activist
 Current state of accountability
and transparency in the Higher
Judiciary – Mr. Prashant
Bhushan, Adovcate, Supreme
Court of India
 Ensuring the quality of the
judiciary (Appointments) – Mr.
Anil Divan, Senior Advocate,
Supreme Court of India
 Frustration of Justice by delays –
Mr. Dushyant Dave, Senior
Advocate, Supreme Court of
India and President, Supreme
Court Bar Association (to be
confirmed)

2. 11:30a.m.-12
Senior Activists and other
prominent voices on Judicial
Accountability and
Reform/Discussion
12noon-1-p.m. Breakaway Sessions
 Corruption in the Judiciary and
its accountability – Moderator –
Mr. Prashant Bhushan,
Advocate, Supreme Court of
India
 RTI and the Judiciary –
Moderator Mr. Nikhil Dey,
Activist, MKSS,
 Judicial Appointments and the
NJAC – Moderator - Mr.
Prashant Kumar, Advocate,
Supreme Court of India, Mr.
Pranav Sachdeva, Advocate,
Supreme Court of India
 Efficiency of the criminal justice
system, Judicial delays and the
criminal justice system at the
district and sub district levels
(delays, access to justice and
false cases)– Moderator - Mr.
Mihir Desai, Advocate, Bombay
High Court/Ms. Indira
Uninayyar, Advocate, Supreme
Court of India
Part 1
1p.m.-2p.m. Lunch Break
2p.m.-3:30p.m. Breakaway Sessions continued
3:30p.m.-4p.m. Tea Break

3. 4p.m.-5p.m. Presentation by Session
Moderators
5p.m.-6p.m. Justice Krishna Iyer Memorial
Lecture – Judicial Response to the
Marginalised – Justice G. S. Singhvi,
former Judge, Supreme Court of
India
Day 2 – 22nd November 2015
10a.m.-10:30a.m. Registration and Tea
10:30a.m.-
11:30a.m.
11:30a.m.-12
Panel Discussion
Moderator –Mr. Nikhil Dey, Activist,
MKSS
 The Judiciary and the
Environment – Mr. Dunu Roy,
Director, Hazard Centre
 Democracy, civil liberties and
social justice – Ms. Usha
Ramanathan (to be confirmed)
 Criminal Justice System and the
Poor – Mr. Colin Gonsalvez,
Senior Advocate, Supreme Court
of India
 Judicial response on corruption –
Siddharth Vardharajan, Editor,
The Wire
 The Judiciary and the Poor,
sharing experiences from peoples
movements – Medha Patkar,
Activist, NAPM
Discussion

4. 12noon-1-p.m. Breakaway Sessions
 Judiciary and the environment –
Moderator – Mr. RitwickDutta,
Advocate, Supreme Court of
India
 The Judiciary and social justice
– Moderator – Mr. Madhuresh
Kumar, Activist, NAPM
 Judicial activism on corruption –
Moderator – Mr. Gopal
Shankanarayanan, Advocate,
Supreme Court of India
 Civil Liberties - Moderator Mr.
Gautam Navlakha, Activist,
PUDR
Part 1
1p.m.-2p.m. Lunch Break
2p.m.-3:30p.m. Breakaway Sessions continued
3:30p.m.-4p.m. Tea Break
4p.m.-5p.m. Presentation by Session
Moderators
5p.m.-6p.m. Campaign Strategy and Way
forward
Moderators – Mr. Indu Prakash
Singh, President, Forum against
Corruption and Threats and Mr,
Prashant Bhushan, Advocate,
Supreme Court of India