MATS LAW SCHOOL, MATS UNIVERSITY, RAIPUR, CHATTISGARH

INTERNATIONAL
SEMINAR
ON
JUDICIAL ETHICS
13-14 February, 2016.
Venue: conference hall mats law
school campus, arang, Raipur (cg)

MATS Law School

MATS University
MATS Tower, Pandri
Raipur 492004

Chhattisgarh
Contact: +91-97549 74638, +9876214713
www.matslawschool.ac.in

About Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh(union of 36 forts/kingdoms) was carved out of Madhya Pradesh on 01 November,
2000 with its 16 (now 27) Chhattisgarhi speaking districts well connected by road, rail and air. It is
an important hub for the production of steel, coal, bauxite, gold, diamond, limestone, quartzite,
hydel & thermal power and forest & animal product(fruit, root, leafs, meat, wood & herbal
products) in India. Chattisgarh produces about 15% of the total steel produced in country. It is
surrounded by seven states : Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Orissa,
Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh. The geographical location of Chhattisgarh is 17 degree 46 min north
to 24 degree 5 min north latitude and from 80 degree 15 min east to 84 degree 20 min east
longitude. The total Chhattisgarh Area is 192,000 square km. The total population of Chhattisgarh
state is 20,795,956, according to the census of 2001. The density of population in the state is 108
per sq. km. About 44% of the total area of Chhattisgarh is occupied by forest. Capital of
Chhattisgarh is Raipur which is the center of all the trade, economy and administration main
campus of MATS University is also there. The native language is Chhattisgarhi but Hindi is more
prominent here. Chhattisgarh is mainly famous for its agriculture accounting for about 80% of the
work force. It is also known as Dhan Ka Katora (meaning Bowl Of Rice) for the production of
Rice. Chhattisgarh-known as Southern Kosal in ancient times- with its rich natural wealth has
fascinated nature-lovers and is surrounded by Mekal, Sihava and Ramgiri mountains. The region
has National parks/Sanctuaries and has places of archaeological and religious importance such as
Sirpur, Rajim, Malhar, Sita Bengra, Jogibhatta, Deepadih, Dantewada and Dongargarh. The
ancient deposits of Chhattisgarh and Jain religion memorials are found at Malhar, Sirpur
Maheshpur and Arang. Innumerable monuments, finely carved temples, vihars, forts and places
raise in the visitors mind visions of dynasties and kingdoms of great warriors and builders, of poets
and musicians, of saints and philosophers, of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Christianity, and
Islam. Saint Guru Ghasidas of Satnami samaj, Mahaprabhu Vallabhacharya of vaishnav samaj and
the great poet and saint Kabirdas also hail from this State. According to the census, 2011, the
literacy rate in Chhattisgarh's was at 71.04% which has improved considerably from census, 2001
(64.66%). Male and Female literacy rate as per censes, 2011 are 81.45% and 60.59% respectively.
Education in Chhattisgarh is good. MATS Law School of MATS University is the best on basis of
its course structure, course content, teaching and research wherein it excels the rest. There are
many other universities and colleges that are famous nationally including AIIMS, Ayush
University, NIT, Raipur; IIM, Raipur; Hidayatullah National Law University; RCET, Bhilai etc.
Chhattisgarh is mainly famous for the number of engineering colleges which is 49 (till 2011) in
total in different cities across the state.
You are welcome to enjoy stay in the lap of nature.

About MATS Law School

MATS Law School is a Department of MATS University
which is recognized under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act,
1956 and was established under the Chhattisgarh Act
No.29 of 2006 enacted by the Legislative Assembly of
Chhattisgarh and was notified in the Chhattisgarh Gazette
(Extraordinary) dated 3rd November 2006. It is situated in
the mineral rich state of Chhattisgarh which is the only
state in the country to share its boundaries with seven other
states. Prof. (Dr.) G. P. Tripathi, one of the senior most
professors of Law in the country is Professor and Director
of the MATS Law School and it is under his supervision that
the Law College has already established a name in the
country on account of its unique course structure, regular
teaching, research outputs and syllabi only of its kind in the
country

About Seminar
Amongst the three organs of the government, Judiciary is the only that is left with some
credit in class, mass and the public. Unfortunately, rightly or wrongly, systematic invasion
on the credibility of this institution is in offing. This seminar aims at to discuss whether
there is any truth or no truth in allegations of personal and institutional level wherein
judiciary has been made to stand on trial in public and its image is getting drastically
tarnished. MATS Law School, MATS University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh is providing the
platform to the members of the judiciary (who have no platform otherwise) to speak out for
themselves and their institutions without fear or favour as a purely academic venture
which in the end is effective enough to communicate to all stake holders e.g. the Public,
Litigants, Executive, Legislatures, Judges (serving as well as retired), to come forward and to
suggest ways and means to uproot and do away with these calumnies and onslaughton the
system which is back bone of the entire fabric. Come, join and sit with us to find out the
causes and the remedies before it is too late.

Seminar Themes:
THEME 1 - Judicial Power - Judge as God, Divine Structure
Impartiality and Dispassionateness
Willingness to listen with open minds, Hallet Syndrome (over talkative judges)
Respect to Procedural Law
Knowledge of Evidence
Justice according to Law, according to Judges individual sense of Justice over individual and
society and need of Judicial Ethics
Restatement of values of Judicial life
Article 129/ 215 of the Indian Constitution
Contempt of Courts Act 1971
Identification of standards to which Judges must be held
Mechanism to ensure adherence
Speech, Expression, Contempt and Truth
Executive Judiciary and Parliament- Harare Principle 1998

THEME 2 - Judicial Codes

Desirability of Judicial Code
Content of Judicial Code
Enforceability of Judicial Code by Legislature
Body of Judges
Media overview of Judicial Conduct
Judicial scandals and erosion of public confidence
Unaccepted behavior of the Judges
Graduated level of sanction for Breach of Conduct
Montreal Universal Declaration 2010
UN basic Principles of Judicial. Independence 1985
Burgh House Principles
IBA minimum standards of Judicial Independence

THEME 3 - Judicial Independence

Security of Tenure
Undermining respect of Constitution
Those that put to risk the impartiality in deciding Constitution cases
Ethics at Courts and at Home
Judicial Independence and Accountability
Courts ought not to protect guilty Judges
RTI and non disclosure of assets
RTI, Medical Bill and Privacy of Judges
Bar - Bench Relation.

THEME 4 - Judicial Ethics and Beneficiaries

Judicial Ethics Myths and Reality
Values and Ethics in Judiciary- Objectivity/ Subjectivity, Dispassionate, Integrity, Propriety,
Equality, Competence, Diligence and Bangalore principle of Judicial Conduct
Canons of Judicial Ethics
Corruption and Judiciary
Immunity of the Judges from arrest and harassment
Social values and Judicial Ethics
Uncle Practice in Court by wife, children & Juniors of the Judges
Proxy Practice
Re-employment
Hob nabbing for higher jobs and elevation

THEME 5 - Ethical Awareness and Judicial Education Updating Knowledge

Lack of forum for discussion of Judicial conduct within Judiciary
Slavery and subordination of Judges of subordinate Courts
Censure by Community
Public perception can tarnish the Ethical Judge and Corrupt Judge same way
Community involvement of Judges
Judges Advocating certain cause
Judges acting as character witness
Ethical Realities
Rural Judges
Judges being drawn into sensitive social issues
Extra Judicial Statement or Speeches; Public comment to Press

Call for Papers

It is a matter of great pleasure and honour for us to extend an invitation and hearty welcome to the participants to the seminar on
the topic Judicial Ethics on 13-14 February, 2016 .Those who want to present their paper in the seminar are requested to submit the
soft copies of the abstract. The participants are also advised to e-mail the abstract and full papers to the organizing committee. Email:
jeseminar.mls@gmail.com
The abstract of paper should be concise and should not exceed 300 words. Further, each should indicate (1) title of the paper to be presented in
Seminar (2) the name of the author and institution to which one belongs to (3) the e-mail ID of the author. All correspondence will be
through e-mail only.

GUIDELINES FOR THE PAPER

The title of the paper should be followed by Name, Designation, Name of the Organization/
University/Institution and E-mail address. It is mandatory to mention E-mail address as all future
correspondence will be through it.
Name and details of Co-author, if any.
The paper should be typed in MS WORD format (preferably 2007 or 2010)
The paper must be in single column lay out with margins justified on both sides.
The sub heading should be in Font Site 12, Bold and Times New Roman, left aligned.
The main text should be in font size 12, Normal, Times New Roman, 1.5 spacing and Justified.
The length of paper should not exceed 5,000 words (including footnotes) Exceeding the word limit may
lead to rejection of papers.

 All references must be in form of foot-notes with font size 10 and should be according to the Bluebook
19th Edition.
The authors have to submit their Registration Form along with details of Demand Draft electronically via
email to jeseminar.mls@gmail.com in the above mentioned format.
The selection of the Research Articles for the publication in MATS University Law Journal, ISSN 22503889 will be at the discretion of the Editors.
No TA/DA shall be paid to the participants except free accommodation, hospitality and food in the
University Campus.

REGISTRATION
The registration fee for seminar is Rupees 1500 /- for each participant and is required to be paid along
with the registration form.
In case of co-authorship the registration fees is to be paid by both authors separately.
The registration fees is to be paid through Demand Draft in the favor of MATS University, Raipur,
payable at Raipur on or before December 14, 2015
The abstract should not be more than 300 words which should reach us on or before November30th,
2015 via email to "jeseminar.mls@gmail.com.
The selection of abstracts would be intimated to the authors by December 7th, 2015.

Organizing Committee:
Shri Gajraj Pagariya - Chancellor, Patron
Shri Sushil Chandra Pagariya D.G
Shri Priyesh Pagariya CEO
Prof. Byju John- Vice Chancellor
Prof. (Dr.) A. Lakshminath VC, CNLU, Patna
Dr. Pradeep Kumar, - President, IEEF, Poland
Mr. Gokulananda Panda Registrar
Prof. (Dr.) G. P. Tripathi Director of the
MATS Law School.
Asst. Prof. Kamaljeet Singh- Convener
Contact No : +91-97549 74638,
+919876214713
(For more details visit:
www.matslawschool.ac.in

www.judicialethicssite.wordpress.com)

Designed by: Abhimanyu Singh & Subham Agrawal, Student, 3rd Year, pursuing B.B.A.-LL.B Mats Law School.