Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati graces the celebration program of Platinum Jubilee of Gauhati High Court in Aizawl
Aizawl, the 5th April 2023: Gauhati High Court, Aizawl Bench in collaboration with the Mizoral Legal Services Authority organised a seminar at Conference Hall, District Court Building, MINECO, Aizawl to commemorate the Platinum Jubilee of the Hon’ble Gauhati High Court on completion of 75 years. Governor Dr Hari Babu Kambhampati graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. “Challenges and the way forward for the Judiciary in Mizoram”, was the topic of the seminar.
The program commenced with a welcome address by Mrs Justice Marli Vankung, Judge, Gauhati High Court. On this occasion, Governor Dr Hari Babu Kambhampati released a souvenir ceramic plate and then proceeded to give his address. Later on, Mr Justice Nelson Sailo Judge, Gauhati High Court delivered a keynote address covering the brief history and evolution of Gauhati High Court and elaborated on the topic of the seminar.
On behalf of the Mizoram Bar Association, Mr C. Lalramzauva, Senior Advocate, Adviser to Chief Minister also delivered a speech.
Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati expressed his delight in his participation at the historic event. He opened his address by sharing his knowledge of how disputes were settled using a conciliatory process rather than the adversary system in the North Eastern Hills region before the existence of courts. He also expressed his appreciation of the peace-loving nature of the Mizo as the main reason why there is a smaller number of cases as compared to the other parts of the country.
He continued his address by reiterating the fact that the Judiciary is one of the most important Pillars of a Democracy and how the Judiciary is expected to be the Guardian of the Constitution. He also further stated the significance of the Judiciary in playing the important role in guiding the Legislature and the Executive He explained how, on many occasions, the common people look to the courts as the last resort for justice.
Governor took this opportunity to highlight one issue which has plagued our judicial system, which is the inordinate delay in pronouncing judgments in court cases. Even though he has no doubt that all the stakeholders are doing their best to remedy this problem, he urged the judicial community to hasten up the process wherever possible, so that justice is delivered to the needy at the earliest. Governor also appreciated the eCourts Integrated Mission Mode Project being pursued in the state to keep abreast with advancements in information and communication technology.
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In his keynote address, Mr Justice Nelson Sailo Judge, Gauhati High Court thanked the state Government for their support in providing and developing the infrastructural projects for the Judiciary. He gave a brief report on the progress of infrastructural projects with the 3 Judicial districts – Aizawl District (Aizawl, Kolasib, Mamit and Saitual districts), Lunglei District (Lunglei, Lawngtlai, Siaha and Hnahthial districts) and Champhai District (Champhai and Khawzawl districts). He explained that strengthening the infrastructure is one of the key ingredients for strengthening the Judiciary. On this occasion, he cited the increasing figure of law graduates every year and urged the law graduates to be more pro-active role and challenged them to be more involved with state governance. He suggested that law graduates are as good as any other graduates for public leadership roles since they, through their experience and learning are well acquainted with the welfare of the people in a democratic set-up. Mr Justice Nelson Sailo also suggested that there are now adequate numbers of law graduates to venture into the area of law-making and policy decision-making process rather than be confined only to the litigation process.
Another noted speaker of the occasion, Pu C. Lalramzauva, Senior Advocate, Adviser to the Chief Minister also encouraged the Bar Members and the lawyers who are practising within the state to remain committed to maintaining the high standards and try to keep improving. He suggested that the standards maintained by the practising lawyers in the state are as good as the others outside. He also voiced his support for law graduates widening their horizons to be more proactive and urged them to become more involved in public leadership roles.
The Gauhati High Court today emerged from the High Court of Assam, which was established with effect from 5th April 1948. Initially, sittings were held at Shillong but were shifted to Gauhati from 14th August 1948. Later on, the Assam High Court came to be known as the High Court of Assam and Nagaland on the constitution of Nagaland in 1963.
The North Eastern Area (Reorganization) Act, of 1971 established a common High Court for the five States of Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura, and the two Union Territories of Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh called the Gauhati High Court. From 20th February 1987, a common High Court for the States of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh came into being. Apart from the Principal Seat at Guwahati, there are 3 (three) outlying Benches, viz, Kohima Bench for Nagaland, Aizawl Bench for Mizoram, and Itanagar Bench for Arunachal Pradesh. The Gauhati High Court occupied the unique position of being a common High Court for all the seven States of North East India till 23rd March 2013, when separate High Courts were set up for Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura.
The Gauhati High Court administers Justice in an area having enormous geographical and ethnic variations.
The jurisdiction of the Assam High Court was extended to the Sixth Schedule areas vide Assam High Court (Jurisdiction over District Council Courts) Order 1954. The Aizawl Bench of the Gauhati High Court was established on 5th July 1990. The High Court Building is under construction at the New Capital Complex (MINECO). Since the separation of the Judiciary in Mizoram in 2008, the High Court is doing superintendence over all courts and tribunals within Mizoram.
Pu H.Rammawi, Vice Chairman, Mizoram State Planning Board, Pu Lalsawta, Chairperson, Mizoram Lokayukta, Pu Lala Khobung, Chairman, Mizoram State Law Commission, Dr Renu Sharma, Chief Secretary, Pu Devesh Chandra Srivastava, Director General of Police, Pu H.Lalengmawia, Commissioner & Secretary, Home Department, Pi Helen Dawngliani, Secretary, Law and Judicial Department and other top officials represented Government of Mizoram at the Seminar. Pu Vanlalenmawia, District & Sessions Judge, Aizawl, Dr HTC. Lalrinchhana, Judge, Special Court, PC Act, Pu Thanglianmanga Guite, District & Sessions, Lunglei, Pi R. Vanlalchami, Presiding Officer, MACT, Pi R. Lalduhawmi, Judge, Special Court, ND & PS Act and other Senior judges represented the Mizoram Judicial Services. President and his colleagues represented the Mizoram Bar Association. Principal, Professors and students from Mizoram Law College also attended the event. The Program concluded with the vote of thanks proposed by Pu Joel Joseph Denga, Registrar, Gauhati High Court, Aizawl Bench.
Gauhati High Court -Aizawl Bench in Seminar buatsaihin Gauhati High Court Platinum Jubilee lawmna buatsaih (Mizo)
Aizawl, the 5th April 2023: Vawiin hi Gauhati High Court kum 75-na champha a ni a; Platinum Jubilee of Hon’ble Gauhati High Court lawmna atan Gauhati High Court – Aizawl Bench chuan Conference Hall, District Court Building, MINECO, Aizawlah Seminar a buatsaih. He hi hi Governor Dr Hari Babu Kambhampati chuan khuallian niin a hmanpui a ni. Gauhati High Court Platinum Jubilee lawmna puala Seminar thupui chu, “Challenges and the way forward for the judiciary in Mizoram”, a ni a. Platinum Jubilee lawmna hi Gauhati High Court – Aizawl Bench leh Mizoram Legal Services Authority te tangkawpin an buatsaih a ni.
Justice Marli Vankung, Judge, Gauhati High Court chuan inlawmna thu sawiin Seminar Programme hi tan a ni a. He hunah hian Governor chuan Sovenir Ceramic Plate tlangzarhin thu a sawi a. Mizoram Bar Association aiawhin Pu C. Lalramzauva, Senior Advocate, Adviser to Chief Minister in thu a sawi a. Justice Nelson Sailo, Judge, Gauhati High Court pawhin thu a sawi bawk a ni.
Governor Dr Hari Babu Kambhampati chuan Platinum Jubilee of Gauhati High Court lawmna hunah a tel thei chu lawmawm a tih thu a sawi a. Mipui ten an aiawh an thlanna ram, a bikin India ramah Judiciary pawimawhna – Danpui humhalhtu a nihna te, Democracy lungthu dang pahnih – Executive leh Legislature te khalh ngil tu a nihna te a sawi bawk.
India hmarchhaka chengte chuan a tlangpui thuin Inremna siam a tulin harsatna siam lova, inremna kawng an dap hram thin thu a sawi a. Court a lo awm hma pawhin inhmuthiam lote karah inremna an siam te chu – a theih anga ranga siam leh inremna tluantling tak a ni thin a ni a ti. Mizo te chu remna leh muanna ngaina mi an nih thu leh intihbuaina case pawh tam tak a awm thin lo tih a lo hriat thin avangin lawmawm a tih thu a sawi bawk a ni.
Governor chuan kan rama court thutlukna leh judiciary-ah te rinna kan nghat a, rorelna dik chang turin beiseina eng kan nei hi kan vanneihna a ni tih a sawi a. Hetih rual hian India ram judicial system a thil siamthat ngai chu kan beisei aiin court thutlukna siam chhuah a muang thin hi a ni a ti. Governor chuan, “Rorelna dik pek tlai chu rorelna dik pek duh loh nen anga tehkhin a ni a. Hei hi kan zavai rilruah awm reng se Judicial Community te hian a theih anga rangin court a case lo lut te chin fel thuai a nih theih nan theih tawp chhuah turin ka ngen a ni”, a ti.
Governor chuan Gauhati High Court in Platinum Jubilee a lawmna puala zirhona buatsaihah Mizorama Judiciary in hmalam pana hmasawnna kawng zawh chhoh dan tur sawiho a ni chu tha a tih thu a sawi a. Mizorama Judiciary tihhmasawnna atana hmalakna pawimawh tak – eCourts Mission Mode Project kalpui mek a ni chu thil lawmawm tak a ni a. Hei hian tunlai information & communication technology huanga hmasawnna nasa tak thleng mek hmang tangkai turin Court a buatsaih mek a. Hei Cyber Crime Dona kawnga kan hmalak a ti chak sawt anga, kawng tam takah awlsamna a siam dawn a ni a ti.
Platinum Jubilee puala thu a sawi naah Justice Nelson Sailo, Judge Gauhati High Court chuan Mizoram Judiciary-ah hmasawnna nasa tak hmuh tur a awm tawh a, a lawmawm hle a ni a ti. Judiciary in hma a sawnna turah thil pawimawh hmasa chu infrastructure a ni a ti a. Court Infrastructure siam kawngah Mizoram sawrkarin tha taka a thlawp a vanga lawmawm a tih thu a sawi a. Aizawl Judicial District bakah district danga Court building leh hmunhma siam mek chungchang leh thlenchin tlangpui te a tarlang. Justice Nelson Sailo chuan High Court Building thar Aizawl khawpui lailiah sawn a nih chungchangah Mizoram sawrkar chungah lawm thu a sawi a. High Court Building thar hi Court dawrtu tan bakah Jugde leh a thawktute tan pan a awlsam sawt tawh dawn a ni a ti.
Gauhati High Court lo din dan leh hmasawnna te a sawi a. Tunah hian Mizoramah advocate kumtiamin an pung zel a, kumtin lawyer 50 velin BAR an rawn zawm deuh ziah tawh tih a sawi a ni. Justice Nelson Sailo chuan Court huangah ringawt danhremite awm a hun tawh lova, ram rorelna leh ram dana mipui aiawha dan siamna huang – legislature lamah te pawh danhremite chuan tel ve an tum tur a ni a. Danhremite chu mipui tana dan tha leh hamthatna siam kawngah a zir a zir chhuak an nih angin an tel ta,m deuh deuh a ngai a ni a ti. Tunlaia Information Communication technology hmasawnna nasa tak chu Court hnathawhah te pawh hman tangkai tumin eCourts Mission Mode Project kalpui a ni a ti a. He project a hmalakna kal mek leh thlen a thlen chin te a sawi bawk a ni.
Pu C. Lalramzauva, Senior Advocate, Adviser to Chief Minister chuan Lawyer te fuihna thu sawiin India ramah Mizorama Lawyer te leh Gauhati High Court hnuaia Lawyer te hi a tha ber tia sawi ni lo mahse India ram hmundanga lawyer te aia an rintlak lohna a awm lo a ni a ti. Gauhati High Court hnuaiah ukil leh Judge chhuanawm tak takt e – High Court leh Supreme Court judge a hlankai tawh te chungchang a sawi a. Heng mi chhuanawm te zingah hian Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Former Chief Justice of India pawh a tel a ni a ti. Pu C. Lalramzauva, Senior Advocate chuan ram rorelna khawl, dan siam leh policy siamtu zingah te Mizorama ukil te chu tel ve tum turin a fuih a. Hei hi Mizoram Judiciary in hmasawnna kawng a zawh dawn chuan hmachhawp pakhat a ni a ti.
April 5, 1948 khan tuna Gauhati High Court hi High Court of Assam tiin din a ni a. Sitting hmasa lam Shillong-ah neih thin a nih hnuiin August 14, 1948 khan Gauhati ah sawn a ni. Kum 1963 a Nagaland state a lo pian khan High Court of Assam & Nagaland tih a ni leh a. A hnu deuhah North Eastern Area(Reorganization), Act 1971 hnuaiah state 5 -Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya leh Tripura bakah UT 2 – Arunachal Pradesh leh Mizoram intawm turin Gauhati High Court tih a ni a. February 20, 1987 atangin state 7 – Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya ,Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh leh Mizoram ten an intawm ta a ni. NE state dang ten anmahni puala High Court an neih deuh vek tak hnuah tunah hian Assam, Mizoram leh Arunachal Pradesh ten an intawm mek a. Principal Seats Guwahati ah awmin Aizawl leh Itanagar-ah te Bench a awm mek bawk a ni. Aizawl Bench, Gauhati High Court hi July 5, 1990 khan din a ni a. Kum 2008 a Judiciary an indan atang khan Aizawl Bench, Gauhati High Court chuan Mizorama court zawng zawng leh tribunal kaihruai hna a thawk tan a ni.
Tunah hian Mizoramah Judicial District 3 – Aizawl District(Aizawl, Kolasib, Mamit leh Saitual), Lunglei District( Lunglei, Lawngtlai, Siaha leh Hnahthial) leh Champhai District( Champhai leh Khawzawl) a awm mek a ni.
Platinum Jubilee of Hon’ble Gauhati High Court lawmna hunah hian Mizoram State Sawrkar hotulute, Registry of Gauhati High Court, Aizawl Bench hotute, Mizoram Judicial Service a Senior Officer te, Mizoram Bar Association a member senior leh sawmbik te an tel a. Mizoram sawrkar aiawhin Pu H.Rammawi, Vice Chairman, Mizoram State Planning Board, Pu Lalsawta, Chairperson, Mizoram Lokayukta, Pu Lala Khobung, Chairman, Mizoram State Law Commission, Dr Renu Sharma, Chief Secretary, Pu Devesh Chandra Srivastava, Director General of Police, Pu H.Lalengmawia, Commissioner & Secretary, Home Department, Pi Helen Dawngliani, Secretary, Law and Judicial Department leh sawrkar hotulu engemaw zat an tel a. MJS lam atangin Pu Vanlalenmawia, District & Sessions Judge, Aizawl, Dr. HTC. Lalrinchhana, Judge, Special Court, PC Act, Pu Thanglianmanga Guite, District & Sessions, Lunglei, Pi R. Vanlalchami, Presiding Officer, MACT, Pi R. Lalduhawmi, Judge, Special Court, ND & PS Act leh Senior judge engemaw zat, Mizoram Bar Association lam atangin President, Mizoram Bar Association leh a thawhpuite bakah senior advocate engemaw zat an tel a. Mizoram Law College lam atangin Principal leh zirlai thahnem tak an rawn tel bawk a ni.
Joel Joseph Denga, Registrar, Gauhati High Court, Aizawl Bench chuan lawmthu sawiin Seminar Programme hi a khar a ni.
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Written by: Malsawmsanga, MIS, PRO to Governor