‘Why is a law graduate’s natural choice not the legal profession?’
18/08/2019, PRESS TRUST OF INDIA,NEW DELHI
18/08/2019, PRESS TRUST OF INDIA,NEW DELHI
Ranjan Gogoi
Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has said there is a need to look at the role and functioning of lawyers and understand why a law graduate’s natural choice is not the legal profession in spite of great attractions and opportunities.
The CJI, who was speaking at the seventh annual convocation of National Law University in New Delhi on Saturday, said the purpose of law schools was to bring out lawyers who would serve the country as prospective leaders of the bar, adjudicators on the Bench and educators and teachers.
He said it was time to analyse whether the five-year law course, a combined degree in law and arts, had met its objectives. The course was aimed at developing socially conscious lawyers who serve society by developing skills in the field of advocacy, legal aid, legislation or reforms, he said.
CJI Gogoi also spoke about the hefty fee structures in law schools and said “if the existing fee structure acts as economical barrier to education, then in a country like ours, it is nothing short of a tragedy”.
Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has said there is a need to look at the role and functioning of lawyers and understand why a law graduate’s natural choice is not the legal profession in spite of great attractions and opportunities.
The CJI, who was speaking at the seventh annual convocation of National Law University in New Delhi on Saturday, said the purpose of law schools was to bring out lawyers who would serve the country as prospective leaders of the bar, adjudicators on the Bench and educators and teachers.
He said it was time to analyse whether the five-year law course, a combined degree in law and arts, had met its objectives. The course was aimed at developing socially conscious lawyers who serve society by developing skills in the field of advocacy, legal aid, legislation or reforms, he said.
CJI Gogoi also spoke about the hefty fee structures in law schools and said “if the existing fee structure acts as economical barrier to education, then in a country like ours, it is nothing short of a tragedy”.
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