Chief Justice of India P Sathasivam on Saturday urged law students to strive for a constructive change in the society. However, he cautioned that several hindrances always came in the way of good change and said one should have the courage to face such hindrances and challenges.
Addressing the 2nd convocation ceremony of Hidayatullah National law University in Naya Raipur, Justice Sathasivam said that the university had achieved reputation in the country, in law education sector. It had come to the fore as an able institution in the law education of the country, he added.
Chief Minister Raman Singh, Supreme Court Judge Hl Dattu, Justice Deepak Mishra and acting Chief Justice of Tamil Nadu Satish K Agnihotri were present in the function as special guests. Addressing the function, Justice Sathasivam expressed the hoped that the students of this institution would always come forward to provide justice to the deprived and victimised people in the society and for the protection of their fundamental rights.
He said advocacy is an honourable profession, because of which lawyers always got honourable place in the country and society. Mahatma Gandhi and Pt Jawaharlal Nehru had been linked with this profession. The Chief Justice said that ragging in any educational institution was not acceptable, as it affected education. Hence, strictest steps should be taken to stop this evil. He asked the pass out to utilise whatever education they got from this university for the good of the country and the State.
Chief Minister Raman Singh felicitated the Chief Justice of India on behalf of the 2.5 crore people of the State. He said that Hidayatullah National law University gave a new identity to Chhattisgarh and also announced Rs 20 lakh per year for organising international conventions in the university. Singh said the State Government was ready to take services of the pass out of this university in various departments of the secretariat for six months to one-year period. For that they would get stipend Rs 50,000 per month.
Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court Justice Yatindra Singh told the students that their good work would take them to the height, not their qualification. They should have devotion towards work.Hidayatullah National law University Vice-Chancellor Prof Sukhpal Singh delivered the welcome speech. CJI Sathasivam, Chief Minister Raman Singh and other special guests presented gold medals and degrees to the students.