Welcome and facilitation
Facilitation of guests and speakers, and welcome address by Mr. Mahesh Jethmalani, Senior Advocate.
Ram Jethmalani
Memorial Lecture Series.
Honouring his memory by keeping the difficult conversations alive.
VIEDITION 6
2026
2026
MONDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER 2026
Justice Seen to Be Done: Transparency and Public Trust as Pillars of the Legal System
Mahesh Jethmalani, Senior Advocate, requests the honour of your presence.
TIME5:00 PM · Dinner from 7:00 PM
VENUEThe Leela Palace · Ball Room
Africa Avenue, Diplomatic Enclave
Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, Delhi 110023
Admission by invitation only
The programme
Tentative programme · MONDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER 2026
Hon’ble Law Minister
Brief address by the Guest of Honour, in the memory of Shri Ram Jethmalani.
Mr. Swaminathan Gurumurthy
Lecture
Mr. Harish Salve
Lecture
Hon’ble Chief Justice of India
Keynote address by the Chief Guest.
Dinner
Five editions.
A continuing exchange of ideas.
The pros and cons of trial by media
The inaugural edition examined the relationship between media coverage, justice and public opinion.
Explore the record ↗Parliamentary privilege and disruption
The second edition considered whether disruption of parliamentary proceedings is an MP’s privilege or a facet of parliamentary democracy.
Explore the record ↗The Uniform Civil Code
The third edition brought public and legal voices into a discussion of the Uniform Civil Code.
Explore the record ↗The basic structure doctrine
The birth-centenary edition asked whether the basic structure doctrine had served the nation well.
Explore the record ↗India’s new criminal laws
The fifth edition brought the changing criminal-law framework into focus.
Explore the record ↗