Under the direction of Justice Dr. Ravi Ranjan, the Chief Justice, High Court of Jharkhand, Ranchi, the High Court of Jharkhand, and all twenty-four District Courts and four Sub-Divisional Courts of Jharkhand celebrated the International Day of Yoga on Tuesday. This event was organized on the initiative of the Ministry of Ayush in collaboration with the Ministry of Law and Justice.
The eventful programme was conducted at the premises of High Court of Jharkhand at Doranda, Ranchi and at Judicial Academy of Jharkhand, at Dhurwa, Ranchi in which all Judges of High Court of Jharkhand, Ranchi participated.
The function commenced with live streaming of the main program of the Ministry of Ayush from 06:00 A.M. onwards, followed by the keynote address of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Thereafter, Justice Dr. Ravi Ranjan, the Chief Justice, High Court of Jharkhand, Ranchi, inaugurated the International Yoga Day program by lighting of the holy lamp in presence of Judges. This was followed by yoga session conducted by Yoga Guru, Shree Mukt Rath and his team of trained instructors in which over 500 persons participated at these two locations, including Office bearers of Jharkhand Bar Council and all Bar Associations, members of the Bar, Office bearers of Advocate General Office, members of Registry and staff members of High Court, faculty and staff members of Judicial Academy Jharkhand and was live broadcasted on you tube channel of Jharkhand Government.
While in other Judgeships of Jharkhand, the participation included Judicial Officers, Court staff, Members of District Bar Association(s), with the collective strength of over 6000 persons, uniting under the theme of ‘Yoga for Humanity’, across India and the world. The celebration finally concluded with the National Anthem.