Centre for Research and Planning

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:

1. Policy and planning papers on critical justice delivery issues drawing on available data and knowledge as well as through new research.
2. Assistance for critical research as directed by Hon’ble the Chief Justice of India, Hon’ble Judges and other Committees of the Supreme Court.
3. Policy and planning on strengthening legal and professional education from jurisprudence and practical point of view.
4. Orientation programmes, workshops and training modules in research methodology and training for new law clerks of the Supreme Court of India.
5. Occasional seminars on the jurisprudence of the Supreme Court of India.
6. 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

CRP also engages Research Assistants and Law Clerks to assist the officers.