Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana on Sunday expressed concern that the knowledge about the Constitution was limited only to a small segment of the population. He urged law graduates to take up the mission of spreading awareness about "the supreme document" among the common people.
Speaking at the convocation ceremony at the Hidayatullah National Law University in Raipur, the CJI told law graduates that it should be their effort to explain the Constitutional provisions in simpler terms and inject its extracts into the minds of the people.
“The sad reality is that the ‘supreme document’ which defines the aspirations of modern independent India is confined to the knowledge of law students, legal practitioners and a very small segment of the Indian population,” he said.
“Law school education must turn graduates into social engineers because the law is an instrument of social change. Law graduates must inculcate analytical skills, critical evaluation and creative solutions to social and legal problems."
Congratulating the students at the convocation ceremony for their achievements, the Chief Justice said that knowledge and information were the greatest wealth.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel attended the ceremony as a special guest.
On the occasion of the fifth convocation ceremony of the Hidayatullah National Law University, two researchers were awarded Doctor of Philosophy.
Apart from this, a total of 23 female students were honoured with 66 gold medals. Ankit Pal of the 2020 batch with six gold medals and Pallavi Mishra of 2021 batch with 11 gold medals were the overall toppers.
The convocation was presided over by Supreme Court judge S. Abdul Nazeer. Supreme Court judge B.V. Nagaratna was also present.
Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court and the Chancellor of Hidayatullah University Arup Kumar Goswami and Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court Prashant Mishra were also present.