The Centre for Research & Planning
(CRP), established in 2015, is the
dedicated policy Centre of the Supreme
Court. The Centre focuses on a number of
transformational initiatives and
programmes for judicial reforms to
improve efficiency and sustainability of
the justice delivery system, development
of jurisprudence, and to improve the
quality of data collection using modern
technology. For achieving better results
and optimum efficiency, CRP has a team
of officers and professionals having
expertise in legal research, planning,
and judicial systems. It serves as a
bridge between research and academia,
legal and judicial education, and the
judicial administration.
Some of the key areas of
responsibilities of CRP are:
- Policy and planning papers on critical justice delivery issues drawing on available data and knowledge as well as through new research.
- Assistance for critical research as directed by Hon’ble the Chief Justice of India,Hon’ble Judges and other Committees of the Supreme Court.
- Policy and planning on strengthening legal and professional education from jurisprudence and practical point of view.
- Orientation programmes, workshops and training modules in research methodology and training for new law clerks of the Supreme Court of India.
- Occasional seminars on the jurisprudence of the Supreme Court of India.
- Developing programmes/papers explaining key decisions of the Supreme Court as well as court contributions to law and justice, and on the working of courts.
Composition
| Designation | Name | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Registrar | Dr. Uma Narayan |
judgeslibrary[at]sci[dot]nic[dot]in 011-23112510 |
| Director-cum-Additional Registrar | Dr. Sukhda Pritam |
director[dot]crp[at]sci[dot]nic[dot]in 011-23115657 |
| Deputy Registrar | Mr. Anurag Bhaskar |
dyreg[dot]crp[at]sci[dot]nic[dot]in 011-23115652 |
| Assistant Registrar | Ms. Priya Baranwal |
ar[dot]priyabaranwal[at]sci[dot]nic[dot]in 011-23115781 |
| Consultant | Mr. Amarendra Kumar |
amarendra[at]dsnlu[dot]ac[dot]in 011-23116226 |
| Consultant | Mr. Vasudev Devadasan |
vasudevdevadasan[at]gmail[dot]com 011-23116397 |
CRP also engages Research Assistants and Law Clerks to assist the officers.