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Prez to inaugurate 4th retreat SC judges tomorrow

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Press Trust of India Bhopal
President Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the fourth retreat of Supreme Court judges here tomorrow.

The President will inaugurate retreat at the National Judicial Academy, Bhopal, an official release said today.

Mukherjee will arrive here tonight from Wellington, Tamil Nadu after attending a programme at Defence Services Staff College.

He will also take part in a dinner hosted at the National Judicial Academy, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Bhopal Raman Singh Sikarwar said.

After inaugurating the session around 10.30 AM, the President will leave for New Delhi around 1 PM, he said.

A total of 1,800 police personnel including eight SPs, two DIGs and an IG has been deployed for the President's visit, he added.
 

Chief Justice of India T S Thakur and other judges of the Supreme court will attend the retreat.
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Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan welcomed Mukherjee on his arrival at the Bhopal airport from Wellington in Tamil Nadu later in the day.

"On behalf of the people of MP, I extend warm welcome to Honorable President Shri Pranab Mukherjee on his arrival in the city of lakes Bhopal," Chouhan said in a tweet.

In another tweet, he said, "I extend heartiest welcome to esteemed judges of Supreme Court taking part in retreat organised at the National Judicial Academy, Bhopal.

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First Published: Apr 15 2016 | 3:32 PM IST

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