Supreme Court to host 3-day meeting of Chief Justices of SCO member states

Sources said that while China and Russia will be participating in the event, Pakistan has opted out.

CJI Chandrachud will speak on “Smart Courts” and the future of the judiciary, while Justice Kaul will speak on facilitating access to justice. Justice Joseph will address the gathering on institutional challenges facing the judiciary.

An official note said the meeting will involve a joint interaction with the Chief Justices/Chairpersons/Judges from the member/observer states and representatives from SCO Secretariat and SCO RATS (Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure) and will conclude with the signing of a joint statement.

It said that in the constantly expanding activities of the SCO, the interaction of the highest judicial instances is becoming more and more popular. The meeting of the Presidents of the Supreme Courts allows for a constant dialogue on a wide range of issues, giving a new impetus to the development of relations and allowing the development of mechanisms for further improving the work of the judiciary, it said.

The first meeting was held on September 22, 2006 in Shanghai. The 17th meeting was held in Dushanbe. India assumed rotational presidency of the SCO for a year in September 2022.