Indian Army Organises Seminar on Military Jurisprudence

The Institute of Military Law of the Indian Army organised a seminar on “Evolution & Future of Military Jurisprudence - An Indian Army Perspective” at the Manekshaw Centre, Delhi Cantonment, New Delhi on February 25, 2023. Institute of Military Law is a premier Institute, one of its kind in Asia which imparts knowledge on Military Law to uniformed personnel.

Justice Hima Kohli, Judge Supreme Court, was the Chief Guest. The event was attended by R. Venkataramani, Attorney General of India, Lt General B.S. Raju, Vice Chief of the Army Staff, Lt Gen S.S. Mahal, Army Commander, Army Training Command, Judge Advocate Generals (JAG) of all the three services, and Veterans of the JAG Department. The event was also attended by sitting Judges of the Supreme Court, Delhi High Court, and the Judicial Members of the Armed Forces Tribunal.

The seminar focused on the evolution of Military Law in India to generate lessons from erstwhile and contemporary challenges to suggest a way forward to strengthen it and align with the Global Military Jurisprudence.