CJI Sharad Bobde to inaugurate lawyers’ conference in Nashik

NASHIK: The Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa along with Nashik Bar Association has organized a two-day lawyers’ conference in the city that will be inaugurated by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sharad Bobde.
“The conference will be held in the compound of district court and will be followed by the bhoomipujan of the new district court building to be constructed on the same premises,” Nitin Thakre, president Nashik Bar Association, said.
The conference is themed ‘Marching towards speedy modern judiciary’ and the speakers include Supreme Court judge Bhushan Gavai, Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta, Chairman of Bar Council of India Manan Kumar Mishra, among others.
Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray will address the lawyers on the second day while laying the foundation stone of the new building. Former union minister Sharad Pawar is also scheduled to address the lawyers at the conclusion of the two-day programme.
According to the organisers, over 1,000 lawyers are expected to visit the conference. “Preparations for the conference are in full swing. The main court building and chambers of the lawyers are being spruced up by giving a fresh coat of colour,” Thakre said.
The buildings in the court were last painted in the year 2005 when the new court building was constructed and inaugurated by the then Mumbai high court judge Justice Dalvir Bhandari and chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh.
Police, meanwhile, have said that considering the arrival of very important people and ministers the movement of traffic on the road from CBS to Meher signal will be restricted.
“We are planning deployment of the force and diversion of traffic for two days. The traffic restrictions would be announced soon so that it does not cause inconvenience to the people,” a police officer said.