Former Union law Minister and senior advocate of the Supreme Court of India Ram Jethmalani shared his bitter experiences of the Indo-Pak partition period and his struggle in the national emergency during the reign of Indira Gandhi.
He was addressing the gathering at the inauguration of the moot court at Jagaran lakecity University (JlU) on Friday.
He urged the students to choose litigation as a career path and also shed light on the scope and opportunities of the field. He opined that the law profession is one of dignity and honor and earning money is secondary.
He also lauded the efforts of School of law for organising a national level competition in its nascent stage.
Chancellor, JlU Bhopal Hari Mohan Gupta quoted the vision statement of the University “There’s no greater divine power than knowledge” to emphasise the value of competition where bright minds compete with each other and also enrich the gathering with information. He asked students to build a competitive attitude to excel in all dimensions of the life and most importantly to accept any result as a value addition to their lifelong experience.
Prof Anoop Swarup, Vice Chancellor, JlU Bhopal impressed upon the right alignment of education with practice in the industry. He explained how the exercise of Moot Court is bringing budding lawyers one step closer to their future ambition to excel in the profession of legal practice. He also suggested students to discover their real potential through testing themselves in such events where feedback is received instantly. Various dignitaries of the University including the Chancellor, Vice Chancellor, CEO, Dean (Academics), etc. were also present at the ceremony. The welcome address was delivered by the Dean (Academics).