CJI DY Chandrachud Formally Inaugurates Judges’ Library in The Additional Complex Building In SC.
(Judicial Quest News Network)
New Delhi, April, 25, 2023: The Chief Justice of India, Dr Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, made the New Judges’ library in the Additional Building Complex of the Supreme Court formally functional today.
The new library is spread over four floors and includes circulation section, reference section, information management section, legal research and legislation section and acquisition section. The total collection of books and reference material in the Judges library is 3, 77,000 out of which 2, 40,000 are placed in the new library.
The library houses legal commentaries, law reports, biographies and general books along with a Judges Lounge and Judges Conference R
CJI also inaugurated Soli Sorabjee’s Bibliotheca by unveiling his portrait in the library.
To celebrate 50 years of the landmark judgment of Kesavananda Bharati, the Chief Justice of India also released a webpage dedicated to the judgement. The webpage provides background, introduction, record of proceedings, key legal issues and scanned copies of the Judgement along with written arguments and submissions of Petitioner, Respondents and Interveners in the Case.
The views of each judge of the Constitution Bench can be accessed by clicking on their respective photograph on the webpage. The Judgement has also been made available in Hindi. The occasion was graced by Judges of the Supreme Court along with senior officials of the Registry.
