GANGTOK, 11 JUNE: Sikkim Governor Balimiki Prasad Singh has
emphasised the necessity to maintain a balance between legal education
that re-moulds itself to meet the new challenges generated by
globalisation and liberalisation. Mr Singh said the balance is necessary
to produce legal professionals in meeting the needs of the deprived
section of the Indian society.
He hoped the deliberations of the
meet will meet its desired objective of drawing a roadmap of legal
education in India in these changing times.
He was speaking at the
inauguration of a two-day National Convention on ‘Future of Legal
Education in India’ at Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, at Deorali here.
The
Sikkim University had organised the Convention where eminent legal
luminaries from different parts of the country are joining to deliver
and contest ideas with regard to the future of legal education in India.
The
Sikkim High Court Chief Justice, Mr P C Koriakose, in his key note,
stressed on the need to cultivate ethical values in students of law
schools. He urged the Sikkim government to come out with some scheme for
providing stipends to the novices of legal profession and expressed
hope that the request made by the High Court would be considered
favourably. He also elaborated on the history of legal education and
informed the audience on the evolution of law from ancient India to the
present world.
High Court judge Mr Justice S P Wangdi, Judge, High
Court of Sikkim and Mr Justice A P Subba (Retd.) Judge, High Court of
Sikkim also took part in the programme. Mr Justice Ruma Pal, former
Judge of the Supreme Court of India and incumbent Chancellor of the
University chaired the inaugural programme. The Vice-Chancellor of
Sikkim University, Professor T B Subba said the University is organising
the national convention on legal education not only to fulfil the
commitment made to the representatives of the Bar Council of India
during their visit to Sikkim in April this year, but also to charter a
roadmap for the law department of the University in particular and the
law departments of the country in general.
A large number of faculty and students from Sikkim University and colleges attended the programme.
statesman news service
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