It came into existence in 1876 and since then it is providing selfless service to scores of people by helping them in getting justice. The District Bar Association (DBA) of Nagpur is celebrating its 135th anniversary and to commemorate the occasion, the members have organized a mega event 'Justicia-2011' on Sunday at Vasantrao Deshpande hall at 9.30am. Union law minister, Veerappa Moily, would inaugurate the event. Supreme Court judge justice Vikas Sirpurkar, Bombay high court judge Sharad Bobde, and district judge A S Shivankar would be the other dignitaries who would grace the occasion.
In the two-day event debates and talks on various topics will be held. On Sunday debates will be held on 'Role and responsibility of lawyers in matrimonial disputes' and 'Where do we go wrong in conducting sessions trial' in two separate sessions. Former principal judge of family court Meera Khaddakar would chair the first session while justice Arun Chaudhari would chair the second one. The debate session organized on Monday will be chaired by justice Ambadas Joshi while justice Bhushan Gavai would be the chief guest for valedictory function along with newly appointed registrar general of high court, Sunil Shukre.
According to DBA president Dipak Kolhe, the beautiful stone building made of black stones (Dagdi building) was constructed in 1915 and occupied in 1916. The old bar rooms were also constructed around the same time. After its formation in 1876, DBA gradually became a powerful association. The present building was occupied in 1977. At the time of its inception there were about 800 lawyers in the association, which has now swelled to over 4,000. Even Britishers (barristers) practised in the old courts.
DBA has produced a strong line up of eminent legal luminaries who include Sir B K Bose, judges like M B Kinkhede, M R Bobde and M B Niyogi. It also has been home to many eminent lawyers like V R Manohar and MR alias Bhayyasaheb Bobde among others.
The present DBA team has also contributed greatly for the development of bar by establishing e-library on the premises and also outsourcing certified judgment copies. Currently, there are 103 courts operating in Nagpur district of which 79 are in Nagpur. All these courts are accommodated in 54 halls leading to cramming. The state government had sanctioned a new building, but its work is held up as the plan is yet to be cleared by the Heritage Society. DBA is also in favour of setting up a National Law School in the city as was assured by President Pratibha Patil during her recent visit to the city, Kolhe said.
In the two-day event debates and talks on various topics will be held. On Sunday debates will be held on 'Role and responsibility of lawyers in matrimonial disputes' and 'Where do we go wrong in conducting sessions trial' in two separate sessions. Former principal judge of family court Meera Khaddakar would chair the first session while justice Arun Chaudhari would chair the second one. The debate session organized on Monday will be chaired by justice Ambadas Joshi while justice Bhushan Gavai would be the chief guest for valedictory function along with newly appointed registrar general of high court, Sunil Shukre.
According to DBA president Dipak Kolhe, the beautiful stone building made of black stones (Dagdi building) was constructed in 1915 and occupied in 1916. The old bar rooms were also constructed around the same time. After its formation in 1876, DBA gradually became a powerful association. The present building was occupied in 1977. At the time of its inception there were about 800 lawyers in the association, which has now swelled to over 4,000. Even Britishers (barristers) practised in the old courts.
DBA has produced a strong line up of eminent legal luminaries who include Sir B K Bose, judges like M B Kinkhede, M R Bobde and M B Niyogi. It also has been home to many eminent lawyers like V R Manohar and MR alias Bhayyasaheb Bobde among others.
The present DBA team has also contributed greatly for the development of bar by establishing e-library on the premises and also outsourcing certified judgment copies. Currently, there are 103 courts operating in Nagpur district of which 79 are in Nagpur. All these courts are accommodated in 54 halls leading to cramming. The state government had sanctioned a new building, but its work is held up as the plan is yet to be cleared by the Heritage Society. DBA is also in favour of setting up a National Law School in the city as was assured by President Pratibha Patil during her recent visit to the city, Kolhe said.
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