Dalveer Bhandari, Indian Judge of the United Nations International Court of Justice

Judge Bandari in The Hague

Dalveer Bhandari: A judge of the court since 27 April 2012 and re-elected for a term of nine years since 6 February 2018.

1. Basic information

Born on October 1, 1947 in Jodhpur, India.

2. Academic qualifications and academic achievements

Bachelor of Humanities (1966), University of Jodhpur, India, Bachelor of Laws (1968), University of Jodhpur, India, LL.M. (1971), Northwestern University, Illinois, USA.

Judge Bandari has conferred a Doctor of Laws degree and an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the following international and national universities: National Law University (Delhi), Kit University (Bhubaneswar, Orissa), Tumkur University (Karnataka), Jain Vishva Bharati University (Rajasthan), Aidi University (Noida, Uttar Pradesh), Cambodia University (Phnom Penh, Cambodia), Raffles University (Nymlana, Rajasthan), Waldman Mahavir Open University (Kota, Rajasthan), Hansa University of Korea IIS University of Jaipur, India (considered a university).

Invited to participate in a six-week workshop organized by the University of Chicago to study Indian law (1970).

Worked at Northwestern Legal Aid and represented litigants of the aid institute in Chicago courts (senior law students can represent clients of the Illinois Legal Aid Clinic).

As a recipient of international research fellowships, he visited Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Sri Lanka to observe and lecture on legal aid and clinical legal education programmes related to courts and law schools.

Participated in an international project sponsored by the United Nations, "Delays in Criminal Justice in India".

Members of the Indian High Delegation visited many places in the then Union of Soviet Socialist Republics to study and understand the legal and judicial system of the USSR and its relevance to India.

Jindal Global University in India conferred the title of Honorary Professor of Law.

At the request of Delhi University and Benaras Indian University, dissertations awarded doctoral degrees in philosophy are evaluated.

Addressed in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

Speak at The University of Boppar Madhya Pradesh.

Speak at the inaugural conference of the Jindal Global Law University in India at Haryana Sonpat.

Addressed the Assembly at Mahatma Gandhi Kashgar University in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

Addressed at Raffles University Rajasthan.

As a Supreme Court judge of India, he has trained a large number of students from Indian, American and Canadian universities to serve as legal scriveners.

Member of the Governing Council of the National School of Law, University of India, Bangalore (best law school in India).

Member of the Board of Management of Jodhpur State Law University in Rajasthan since 2006.

Closely related to many Indian, American and Canadian law schools.

3. Curriculum vitae of the International Court of Justice

The decisions of all I.C.J. cases since 19 June 2012 relate to Judge Bandari. Individual views were expressed on important areas such as maritime disputes, whaling in Antarctica, genocide, delimitation of the continental shelf, nuclear disarmament, financing of terrorism, violations of sovereignty, etc.

4. Judge of the Supreme Court of India

Judge Bandari served as a senior judge of the Supreme Court of India. On 28 October 2005, Judge Bandari was promoted to Supreme Court judge. He exercised the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court under section 131 of the Constitution to decide and judge on disputes between the Government of India and one or more of its constituent States;

(1) Judicial duties

Judge Bhandari has also rendered numerous judgements on comparative law, public interest litigation, the Constitution, criminal law, civil procedure law, administrative law, arbitration law, insurance and banking, and family law.

Taking into account Judge Bandari's landmark judgment in the divorce case, the Federation of India is seriously considering Judge Bandari's proposal to amend the Indian Marriage Act, 1955 to justify the irreparable breakdown of marriages.

Judge Bandari's various orders on food have led to the release of higher quantities of food supplies to populations living below the poverty line.

Judge Bandari's order on the issue of night shelters led the state government to build hundreds of night shelters for the homeless across the country.

Judge Bandari's order on the right of children to free and compulsory education has made basic infrastructure available to primary and secondary schools throughout the country.

(2) Administrative duties

Nominated as Chairman of the Legal Services Committee of the Supreme Court.

Nominated as Chairman of the Mediation and Mediation Project Committee and oversees mediation and mediation programmes throughout the country.

Chairman of the Selection Committee for the Judicial and Administrative Members of the National Consumer Dispute Remedies Commission.

Chairman of the Elective Committee of the President and members of the Railway Claims Tribunal.

Chairman of the Committee considering the Legal Journalist Certification Case of the Supreme Court of India.

Chief Justice and Other Judges of the Supreme Court of India, Legal Clerk and Chair of the Research Assistant Selection Committee.

Chairman of the Faculty Selection Committee of the National Judicial College established by the Supreme Court of India in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

Nominated as a member of the third high-level meeting of the Indo-Australian Legal Forum, held in New Delhi on 9 and 10 November 2011, consisting of the Chief Justice, Judges and Attorney General of India and Australia.

Chief Justices of the Mumbai High Court (Maharashtra and Goa)

On 25 July 2004, Judge Bandari was promoted to Chief Justice of the Mumbai High Court (Maharashtra and Goa are under their jurisdiction). The Mumbai High Court is one of the oldest and largest high courts in India (equivalent to the state supreme courts of the United States of America).

As Chief Justice, he has delivered many landmark judgments in various legal departments. Judge Bandari's judgment and order led to a significant increase in malnutrition allocations in the five most impoverished areas of Maharashtra.

Pursuant to his judgement, 100 judicial officers were appointed to deal with cases relating to section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act of 1881.

For the first time, during Lord Bhandari's tenure as Chief Justice, the Mumbai High Court achieved a rare advantage of making full use of 60 judges and increasing the quorum of the Bombay High Court from 60 to 75 on the recommendation of Lord Bhandari. During his tenure, Maharashtra and Goa built a large number of new court buildings. Other incomplete court buildings have also been completed, renovated and modernized. Under his persuasion, the state government agreed to establish a National Judicial College and a National Law School in Maharashtra.

Judge Bandari is particularly interested in mediation and conciliation. He played an important role in establishing mediation and reconciliation centres in Maharashtra and Goa. He also organized an international conference on mediation and conciliation in Mumbai. He ensured better infrastructure, especially the subordinate judiciaries in Maharashtra and Goa. He was also very interested in computerization, videoconferencing facilities, legal aid and legal literacy programmes. He was instrumental in setting up an information centre for litigants at the Mumbai High Court.

6. Judge of the Delhi High Court

On 19 March 1991, Judge Bandari was promoted to Judge of the Delhi High Court. Prior to being promoted to Chief Justice of the Mumbai High Court, he served as a Judge of the Delhi High Court for over 13 years.

As a judge at the Delhi High Court, Judge Bandari has delivered several landmark decisions in almost all areas of law. His guidance on public interest litigation led to the closure of a 100-year-old slaughterhouse and the construction of a new modern mechanization facility.

His judgment on the "John Doe" order (intellectual property), taj Mahal Television Ltd v. Rajan Mandal, was published in a prestigious English-language magazine, Fleet Street Report (2003).

Judge Bandari served as Chairman of the Legal Services Committee of the Delhi High Court for several years. He also served for many years as Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Delhi State On the Protection of Foreign Exchange and prevention of Smuggling Activities Act of 1974 and the National Security Act.

7. Career

Judge Bandari practised in the High Court of Rajasthan from 1968 to 1970 before travelling to the United States of America on an international scholarship to pursue a master's degree in law. He returned to India in 1973 and worked in all branches of law until February 1977 at the High Court of Rajasthan and taught international law and constitutional law at the University of Jodhpur for about three years. Dr. Bandari worked primarily in the Supreme Court of India on civil, criminal, constitutional, corporate, electoral and central tax authorities until he was promoted to judge of the Delhi High Court from 1977.

Dr. Bandari has debated many landmark cases in the Constitutional Court and other tribunals of the Supreme Court of India. He is a defence counsel for the High Panel of the Indian Union. For more than a decade, he has also served as a managing counsel for Uttar Pradesh and many other public undertakings at the Supreme Court of India. He represents many other states in the Supreme Court of India. He has also appeared in many major high courts such as the Delhi High Court, the Bombay High Court, the Kolkata High Court, the Andhra Pradesh High Court, the Allahabad High Court, the Rajasthan High Court, and the Punjab and Haryana High Courts.

International Law

Member of the Advisory Board of the Asian Society of International Law.

Chairman of the Foundation of International Law of India since 2007.

Chairman of the Delhi Branch of the International Law Association for several years.

He was an executive member of the International Law Association at the Supreme Court for several years.

The Indian Society of International Law conferred honorary lifetime membership on Judge Bandari and conferred on him the title of Honorary Professor of the Academy of International Law and Diplomacy.

IX. Extraordinary Achievements

Recipient of the Order of the Lotus Dress, Third Class in India, 2014.

In 2009, he was selected as one of the 16 most distinguished alumni at the celebration of the 150th anniversary (1859-2009) of Northwestern University Law School in Chicago.

Recipient of the 2014 Dr. Nagandra Singh International Peace Prize.

2013 Northwestern University International Alumni Award.

Statements at international conferences and seminars

Keynote address to the United Nations International Conference on Intellectual Property (2001), Auckland, New Zealand.

Keynote address at the International Conference on "Judicial Education on Equality in South Asia: Our Shared Achievements" in Kathmandu (13 March 2006).

Keynote speech "Gender Justice and Advocacy in The Judiciary: An Overview" organized by the Asia-Pacific Advisory Forum on Judicial Education in Karachi, Pakistan.

Keynote address on "Transnational Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights" at the Fifth International Conference of Judges on Intellectual Property Law, held in Washington, D.C., from April 21 to 23, 2009.

Special Lecture by Northwestern University Chicago on "Supreme Court of India and Public Interest Litigation" (April 23, 2009).

Public Lectures at York University and University of Toronto, Canada (2013).

An international conference (2015) was established, co-hosted by Fudan University in China and Deakin University in Shanghai and Australia.

11. Presentations to important universities, different forums and conferences

Dr. Bandari has spoken at many major universities and other important forums on various elements related to law, including alternative dispute resolution, intellectual property, international law, justice and legal education, and public interest litigation.

As lead guest, he spoke at a stamp launch ceremony in Mumbai on 1 October 2004 in honour of former Chief Justice M.C. Chagla of the Mumbai High Court.

Keynote addressed as the main guest of the event in Mumbai on the eve of United Nations Day on 21 October 2004.

Farewell address was delivered on 18 January 2009 at the Philip Jessup International Law Simulator 2009 National Tour of the Philip Jessup International Law Model Tournament organized by the University of Punjab Law Institute and Surarna and Surana International Law Firm in Chandigarh.

On 11 September 2008 and 10 September 2009, he delivered his inaugural address at the 8th and 9th Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition organized by the Indian Institute of International Law and the International Committee of the Red Cross in New Delhi.

A special speech was delivered on 7 October 2009 at the publication of a book entitled Cyber Law and Information Technology in New Delhi.

Keynote speeches were delivered on 1 and 2 May 2010 at the "Second National Consultation Document on the Comprehensive Reform of Legal Education", jointly organized by the Ministry of Law in New Delhi, delhi and the Delhi State University of Law and the Indian Bar Association.

Delivered an inaugural address at the National Tax Conference on "Global Economic Scenario: The Role of Tax Professionals" organized by the All India Federation of Tax Practitioners in Varanasi on 7 March 2009.

Keynote address was delivered on 15 November 2008 at a symposium on "Impartial treatment of trafficking in persons crimes for judicial officials, prosecutors and police officers", organized by the National Legal Service and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in New Delhi.

Keynote address was delivered at the International Conference on Intellectual Property for Judicial and Intellectual Property Practitioners, held in Goa on January 20, 2007.

On 21 February 2009, the opening ceremony of the National Symposium on the Right to Education was hosted in New Delhi, bringing together distinguished academicians and educators from across India.

In 2004, he gave two lectures at the International Conference on Alternative Dispute Resolution organized by the Mumbai High Court, which was attended by a large number of judges, academics and scholars from around the world.

On December 18, 2004, he delivered his farewell speech at the first Nani Parkiwara Commemorative National Tax Moot Court Competition.

On 21 October 2004, at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai, he delivered a speech entitled "Now is the Time to Review the Arbitration Law of India" at a meeting organized by the Law and Justice Department.

On 3 April 2005, he delivered a chairman's address at the conference on "Equal Justice and Legal Aid" held in Mumbai.

On 21 April 2005, he delivered a special speech at the Pune Regional Bar Association on the "Alternative Dispute Resolution System".

On 18 June 2005, he gave lectures on "Professional Ethics" at the Council of Bar Associations in Maharashtra and Goa and at VidiaPes University in Pune.

On 29 January 2006, he delivered a lecture on the centenary of Shree Agarwal at Jaipur University.

On 9 December 2006, he delivered his inaugural address at the National Conference of Lawyers in Pune, organized by the Bar Association of Maharashtra and Goa.

He has spoken to many Rotary Clubs, Lions clubs, and other charitable organizations.

On 9 March 2007, he gave a special lecture on "Clinical Legal Education" at an event organized by the Supreme Court Bar Association in New Delhi.

Keynote addressed the All India-wide "Access to Justice" seminar organized by the Federation of Indian Bar Associations in New Delhi.

On 15 August 2007, he delivered a special lecture at the Lucknow Institute for Judicial Training and Research in Uttar Pradesh on the theme "Challenges facing the judiciary, the role of judges in the effective functioning of the judiciary, judgery writing and judicial ethics".

On 18 August 2007, he delivered a keynote speech at the Karnataka State Judicial College in Bangalore on "The Effective Role of Alternative Dispute Settlement methods and Article 89 of the Code of Civil Procedure".

On August 25, 2007, he delivered his inaugural address at the "10th Raj Anand Moot Court Competition on Intellectual Property in India" held at the Indian Habitat Center in New Delhi.

On 28 September 2007, he delivered a special lecture at the National Judicial Academia Northern Regional Judicial Workshop, held at the Scope Complex, New Delhi, on the theme "Techniques and Tools for Enhancing Timely Justice".

On 16 December 2007, the Rajasthan Bar Association Council and the Indian Bar Association Council delivered the main speech at the National Law Conference on "Judicial Distribution: Challenges posed by New and Emerging Trends in Law", organized in Jodhpur.

On 20 January 2008, a keynote speech on the theme "The Importance of Moot Court Competition: An Overview" was delivered at the 4th Commemorative National Moot Court Competition held at the Indian Habitat Centre in New Delhi.

On 1 February 2008, a special speech was made at the event on "Pre-training in Mediation" organized by the Legal Services Committee of the Delhi High Court and the Delhi High Court Bar Association.

On 23 February 2008, a special speech on "Review of Legal and Continuing Legal Education in Law Schools" was delivered at the All India Seminar on Judicial Reform, organized by the Federation of Indian Bar Associations in New Delhi.

Keynote speeches on "Ethics in Reporting and Justice in Reporting: Problems and Solutions in Compliance" were delivered at a workshop on "Legal Reporting and Justice" organized by the Legal Services Commission of the Supreme Court, the Press Council of India, the Indian Institute of Law, and the Indian Institute of Law, which was signed by the National Legal Service and the Indian Editors' Association on 30 March 2008.

A special presentation was made at the "Five-Day Accommodation Training Course for Journalists on Court Proceedings and Administration of Justice law", jointly organized by the National Legal Service and Indira Gandhi National Open University in collaboration with the Press Council and editors of India, which was held by the Indian Guild on 8 December 2008 at the Indira Gandhi Open University in New Delhi.

On December 14, 2008, he delivered his inaugural speech at the groundbreaking ceremony of the "Center for Continuing Legal Education" and the "Academy of Advocates" organized by the Rajasthan Bar Association.

A special lecture on "The Impact of Globalization on the Legal Profession" was delivered in a lecture series held by the Supreme Court Bar Association in New Delhi on 21 January 2009.

An inaugural address was delivered on 21 February 2009 at the "Right to Education" judicial symposium organized by the Human Rights Law Network of the Casuarina Hall of the Indian Habitat Centre in New Delhi.

Inaugural address was delivered on 1 March 2009 at the Seminar on "Expectations and Experiences in Dispute Resolution in the Telecommunications and Broadcasting Sector" organized by the Telecommunications Dispute Resolution and Appeals Tribunal in Jodhpur.

A special speech was delivered at the inauguration ceremony of the Rajasthan Branch of the Jodhpur International Law Association.

A keynote address was made on 20 September 2009 at the regional meeting of the International Law Association in New Delhi.

Inaugural address was delivered on 19 December 2009 at the National Tax Conference on "Tax Policy and Economic Development", organized by the All India Federation of Tax Practitioners in Jaipur.

On 3 April 2010, he delivered a keynote speech entitled "Legal Profession, Legal Education Reform and Continuing Legal Education" at an event of the Indian Bar Association.

On 24 March 2007, he delivered a keynote speech at Rajasthan University in Jaipur on "Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms: National and International Perspectives".

Keynote address was delivered at the National Colloquium on "New Issues in Public Law" organized by the National Judicial Academy in Bhopal.

Keynote speech on "Child Labour: Moral and Legal Conflict" was delivered at a symposium organized by the Delhi Legal Service and Guru Gobind Singh Indra Prasa University in New Delhi on 17 November 2007.

On 9 December 2007, he delivered a keynote speech on "Medical Ethics and Medical Negligence" at the Medical Law Conference organized by the Indian Medical Association in Gurgaon.

On 14 September 2008, in New Delhi, in collaboration with the Admission Committee of the Law Schools of the United States of America and the Institute of International Education of the United States of America, a special presentation entitled "Education in India and the United States: Challenges and Opportunities" was delivered at a seminar organized at the Delhi National Law University.

On October 25, 2008, a special speech entitled "Judicial Role and Positivism and the Need for a Positive Response from the Legislative and Executive Branches" was delivered at the "Judicial Review: Current Controversy" event organized by Oriental Books in New Delhi.

8 January 2009 in New Delhi by The Global University of Jindal, India and Benjamin M. Berger of Yehiva University A farewell address was delivered at a seminar on "Terrorism, Human Security and Human Rights" organized by the N. Cardozo Faculty of Law.

On 6 May 2009, he delivered his main speech at the Maeswarama Day organized by Sri Lanka in New Delhi.

On 20 March 2010, he delivered a speech entitled "Lawyers: Past, Present and Future" at the National Law Institute in Hyderabad.

Judge Bandari has received many national and international awards, including the prestigious Rao Sinha Prize in 2012.

Hundreds of judges' judgments have been published in various important legal journals.

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Government of Canada recognize Judge Darville Bandari's extraordinary contributions and noted that throughout his career, he has served his country and humanity as a whole with leadership and excellence. The citation also notes that Judge Bandari's contribution to the world has had a lasting and positive impact.

XII. Doctor of Laws (Honorary Degree)

Tumkur University in Karnataka, India, awarded Judge Bandari a Doctor of Laws degree in recognition of his generous contributions to law and justice. The quote reads: "A man of courage and integrity. Outstanding legal personality of international reputation. Pioneer in implementing innovative practices in the Indian legal system. A staunch fighter for gender justice, equal rights and intellectual property. The honours and awards awarded to him are commendable in recognition of his outstanding work and his generous contributions to law and justice. ”

On 15 June 2013, in the presence of the President of India, Shri Pranabu Mukhji of Delhi State Law University conferred on Judge Bandari an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. Quotes read as follows: "Judge Bandari is a radical reformer of gender justice and equal rights, especially the rights of the poor and marginalized groups in society. Judge Bandari is known for delivering milestones and innovative judgments in many branches of law. His decisions in the provision of legal services have been recognized for food for people below the poverty line, night shelters for the homeless, children's right to free and compulsory education, more funding for malnourished children, and protection of the ecology and the environment. His exceptional judgment has been recognized in India and abroad. Judge Darville Bandari is a shining example of human legal acumen. ”

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