Madhubabu, first Odia law graduate and a legal luminary, was a source of inspiration for lawyers and the legal fraternity,” said Justice Bira Kishore Mishra of the Odisha High Court.
Addressing two separate meetings of the Angul Bar Association and the District Bar Association here as chief guest on the occasion of lawyers’ Day, Justice Mishra recollected the contribution of the great Odia hero as a freedom fighter, patriot and lawyer.
Referring to the success stories of Madhubabu as a lawyer in the British-ruled India, Justice Mishra advised lawyers to emulate him and be dedicated to their career.
The meeting organised by the Angul Bar Association was presided over by its president advocate Dilip Das, while Steel and Mines Minister RK Singh, District and Sessions Judge Sashikanta Mishra, advocates SM Dwivedy, Subash Chandra Mishra, Dipak Pani and Jitendra Sahoo attended the meet.
The District Bar Association meeting was presided over by advocate Aswini Behera, where Justice Mishra, Minister Singh, Angul District and Sessions Judge Mishra, Prof Dr Netaji Avinandan and advocate Rabindra Prasad Pattanaik attended.