The image of lawyers in India is not very good and there needs to be more quality in the profession, according to Supreme Court judge Justice L Nageswara Rao , who made the remarks while delivering the keynote address at the 14th K K Luthra memorial moot court competition.
In his speech, he urged the student-lawyers to not get be attracted towards corporate jobs and instead practice law at courts. He further added that the student-lawyers must understand the duties of the profession which he listed to be “duties to the clients, the court and to the society” before entering it. According to him, working for just money should “take a backseat.”
The first prize in the competition was bagged by the School of Law, Sastra University, Tamil Nadu with the Campus Law Centre of the Faculty of Law in Lucknow coming in the second place.
Yashdeep Chahal of the Campus Law Centre, Delhi University was named as the Best Speaker in the competition while Ribhav Pandey of the same institution was placed second.
‘Learn To Lose As Well ‘
Justice Rao congratulated the winners but noted as a lawyers, one should also learn to lose. Speaking in a lighter vein, he said that skill was particularly needed in the Supreme Court where “most of the cases are dismissed.” He also advised through this one can learn ways to win from “understanding the opponents’ methods”.
The Guests of Honour at the event were Justices Vibhu Bakhru, V Kameswar Rao and C Hari Shankar of the Delhi High Court.
