Vijayawada: Supreme Court Judge N.V. Ramana expressed his appreciation of the State Government for tackling challenges faced by the state post bifurcation. He said that before bifurcation development had been confined to Hyderabad, but after bifurcation, development could be witnessed all across the state, including villages. Judge Ramana attended an international workshop on Intellectual Property, Commercial and Emerging Laws on Friday, along with Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and other judges. The workshop was organized by the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO), Bezwada Bar Association and the Economic Development board (EDB).
The justice appealed to the Chief Minister to establish a judicial academy in Andhra Pradesh, to improve legal research and to empower lawyers of the region, pointing out that Visakhapatnam is in currently second place for cyber-crime, after Bengaluru. Participating as the chief guest of the inaugural session, the Chief Minister said the state was already leading the way in the use of technology. He made a presentation about e-Pragati, real time Gover-nance, the Internet of things, cyber security and AP Fibergrid, and said that the state had emerged in first place in several sectors. He also said the state government would extend support to the High Court, for the setup of commercial courts at Visakhapatnam, Tirupati and Amaravati.
Justice Ramesh Ranganathan, Acting Chief Justice at the High Court of Judicature for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, said that judiciary should gear up to face challenges in the present scenario of development. Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, Justice G. Rohini, said that commercial divisions should be constituted to keep up with the changing situations. Justice V. Ramasu-bramanian, a judge at the High Court of AP and Telangana, predicted that Vijayawada would soon emerge as the economic capital of India.
Akira Katase, a judge at the Intellectual Property High Court of Japan, explained on the judicial system of Japan and how IP-related cases are handled there. He explained IP-related civil appeal cases and technology-related actions, including cases pertaining to patent rights.
Justice Madan B. Lokur, a judge at the Supreme Court, said there is a need to keep up with the times. He said that commercial courts should be established in Andhra Pradesh, similar to the ones in Delhi and Mumbai. He str-essed on the need to protect intellectual property and said that judicial refo-rms would be required. J. Krishna Kishore, CEO of the AP Economic Development Board, welcome the gathering.
