Lawyers Are Not Merely Professionals Representing Clients; They Are Social Engineers : Justice Surya Kant

"Lawyers are not only professionals whose sole purpose is to represent their client. Instead, their role is that of social engineers", said Supreme Court judge Justice Surya Kant addressing a gathering of law students. The judge also quoted former President and teacher Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's statement, 'Books are your true companion' and stated that a library is the only place where there is a wealth of knowledge. On November 19, Justice Surya Kant was speaking at the Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Library's inaugural ceremony at Dr. B.R.Ambedkar National Law University. He stated that doctors and lawyers play a significant role in the upliftment and service of society, and that law students should adopt this attitude from the start in order to prepare themselves as better professionals, as a good legal professional is a milestone for the country's democracy. "It is very sad to see the role of books being reduced in the current Google search era. We should lay emphasis on developing good libraries especially in educational institutions. The library plays an important role in creating a common attitude among the students, provided the student is from any background. He said that students should also read J Store, Manupatra Online Journal etc., in which research papers related to various aspects of international legal education are available. At present we need to develop Common Law, which should not be based on any religion or caste. It is very important for students to read good books for all-round development in life. At the beginning of the program, the chief guest inaugurated the library and also planted a peacock tree in front of the library", he said. Presiding over the program, Vice-Chancellor Prof. Viney Kapoor Mehra laid a detailed report about the achievements of the university and upcoming plans in front of the chief guest. She told that this year they have got 4 buildings inaugurated after shifting to the new campus, in which the women and men's hostels were inaugurated on Ambedkar Jayanti on April 14, 2021 by Hon'ble Chief Minister, Mr. Manohar Lal Khattar through online medium. Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishna Shikshak Bhavan was inaugurated on 7th September 2021 by the Governor and Chancellor Mr. Bandaru Dattareya. She told that till now the University have organized 80 seminars-webinars, workshops, guest lectures and competitions and 4 international seminars and MoUs with 10 institutions etc. It will be our constant endeavor to take the University to the International level. Library is the backbone of the university, library will prove to be a milestone in the field of legal education and research. The main objective of the university is to provide qualitative education. The Registrar, Dr Amit Kamboj, while greeting all the guests who attended the program, proposed a vote of thanks. Among the distinguished guests present in the program were former judge and member of Human Rights Commission Justice K.C. Puri, Prof. DP Bhardwaj, Prof Amarjit Singh, Dr. Pankaj (Registrar, Supreme Court), Mr. Subhas Mehla (District Sessions Judge), Xen Pankaj etc. Read the full text of the speech of Justice Surya Kant :"I am indeed delighted to be here with all of you today at the inauguration ceremony of the library building of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University. When I was entering the campus, I saw photographs of two great personalities of India being displayed. That makes you feel immense satisfaction and pride in yourself on being a part of this nation where such great human beings were born and immensely contributed for marching ahead of this nation. I firmly believe that the purpose of legal education much like the law itself has always been reflective of the need of society.Over the past few decades, the landscape of legal education in India has drastically changed. One of the most significant impetus to this evolution has been the establishment of national law universities across various parts of the country. The five-year integrated course, which initially began as an experiment under the ages of late professor Madhava Manan. As you know, National Law School University Bangalore has increased the quality of the bar and that has now become the benchmark of high-quality legal education in India.I recollect that when this university was established in 2012 and the learner Advisory Council had updated me in this regard. It came as a big relief to all us individuals who felt that there was a need to revamp the pedagogy and curriculum of law education in various law schools of the Haryana. I'm pleased to note that despite having been established recently, this university is already on its way to become one of the finest law schools in the country.On a personal note, I feel elated, that this university had been named after Dr. Ambedkar, the chief architect of our Constitution. Dr. Ambedkar was not only a great jurist and luminary,but he will also be known for all...

Lawyers Are Not Merely Professionals Representing Clients; They Are Social Engineers : Justice Surya Kant

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