10.00 AM                   The Hon'ble the Chief Justice of India and Hon'ble Judges occupy their chairs in Court Room No.1.

                                   The Hon'ble the Chief Justice of India lights the lamp to mark the inauguration of the Golden Jubilee                                     Celebrations.

                                  After the function, the Hon'ble the Chief Justice of India, Hon'ble Judges and the   invitees proceed to                                     the  Judges' Lounge.

 10.15 AM                 The Hon'ble the Chief Justice of India launches the Web Site of the Supreme Court  in the Judges                                     Lounge.

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Tea Follows.

4.40 P.M.                   Welcome address by the Hon'ble the Chief Justice of India.

4.48 P.M.                   Address by the Hon'ble the Attorney General for India.

4.53 P.M.                   Law Day Address by the Rt. Hon'ble Lord Bingham of Cornhill, Lord Chief Justice of England and                                     Wales.

5.23 P.M.                  Introduction of commenmorative stamp by Hon'ble Minister of Communications.

5.26 P.M.                  Felicitation Address by the Hon'ble the Prime Minister of India.

5.36 P.M.                  Release of stamp and coin by His Excellency the Vice-President of India.

                                  Address by His Excellency the  Vice-President of India.

                                  Vote of  Thanks by the Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.P.Bharucha.

                                                               NATIONAL ANTHEM

TEA FOLLOWS.

LIST OF INVITEES WHO HAVE CONVEYED THEIR ACCEPTANCE, FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE MAIN FUNCTION ON 28TH JANUARY, 2000 IN CONNECTION WITH THE GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS OF THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA.

1. The Rt. Hon.Lord Irvin of Lairg,Lord Chancellor,House of Lords,London (He has nominated his  Secretary to attend the  function on his behalf,Sir Hayden Phillips,Permanent Secretary to the Rt. Hon. Lord Irvin of Lairg) .

 2. The Rt. Hon. Lord Woolf, The Master of the Rolls Royal Courts of Justice London.

3. Hon. Mr. Sonam Tobgye, Chief Justice, Royal Court of Justice, Thimpu, Bhutan.

4. Hon'ble Mr. Saiduzzaman Siddiqui Chief Justice Supreme Court of Pakistan, Islamabad, Pakistan.

5. Hon. Mr. Mohamed Rasheed Ibrahim, Chief Justice, High Court of Maldives, Male.

6. Hon'ble Mr. Ismail Mahomed Chief Justice of South Africa.

7. Justice Arthur Chaskalson President Constitutional Court of South Africa

8. Hon. Mr. A.R. Gubbay, Chief Justice Supreme Court of Zimbabwe.

9. Hon. Mr. Francis L. Nyalali Chief Justice Court of Appeal, Tanzania

10. Hon. Mr. Yong Pung How, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Singapore.

11. Hon. Mr. MMSW Ngulube Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Zambia

12. Hon. Mr. A.G. Pillay Chief Justice Supreme Court of Mauritius

13. Hon. Mr. Justice V. Alleear Chief Justice Supreme Court of Scychelles

14. The Rt. Hon'ble Lord Bingham, (invited for the Chief Justice of England & Wales, inaugural function London. on                26.11.99 in connection with the Golden Jubilee Celebrations including Law Day Lecture).

15. Hon. Mr. G.J.C. Strydom, Chief Justice of the Republic of Namibia.

16  Hon. Mr. Sarath N. Silva , Chief Justice of Sri Lanka

17. Hon'ble Mr. V. Alleear, Chief Justice, Seychelles

18. Hon'ble Madam Justice Beverley McLachlin, Chief Justice-designate, Canada

Programme

 Main function

 1630 hrs.                   Function to be presided over by H.E. the President of India.

  EXHIBITION

       Exhibition - In connection with the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the Supreme Court of India from 11-01-2000 To          12-02-2000 being held at   National Museum, New Delhi.

Programme

1700 hrs.                Inauguration of the Exhibition at National Museum Auditorium New Delhi.

GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS

OF

THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

The Chief Justice of India

and the Judges of the Supreme Court of India

cordially invite

All the Members of the Bar of the Supreme Court of India

to a Function

To felicitate Members of the Bar who have

put in FIFTY GOLDEN YEARS of practice since the

inauguration of the Supreme Court in 1950

On

Friday, 25th February, 2000 at 04.00 p.m.

on the Supreme Court Lawns

Tea and snacks will be served after the function

R.S.V.P.

P.S. to Registrar (Admn. J)

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