Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (KD/NR)
Mangalore, Jan 13: "Women grab most of the gold medals for academic excellence; while men are left chasing the 'chinna' (gold)," opined high court judge Mohan Shanthana Goudar here on Saturday January 12.
He was speaking at the inaugural function of the All-India Moot Court competition organised by S D M Law college. According to him nearly 40 per cent of the lawyers in Delhi High court are women. Women outperforming men in academics is an accepted norm, rather than exception. It is a clear sign of the growing power of women in legal field, he declared admiringly.
Addressing the students, he said that as soon as they enroll for a course in law they will become the exalted members of the judicial family. He therefore urged them to keep abreast of the latest development in the field of law. "Honesty, humility and hard work will make you a good lawyer and you will be the main players of judicial system," he advosed the students.
Moreover, he informed that by 2015 India may require at least 15,000 lawyers in various field. Those who are willing to stay in this course will earn a decent livelihood, he advised. The legal profession has a bright future and one should work hard towords it, he added.
Kerala high court judge Anthony Dominic, an alumnus of the college presiding over the inaugural function urged the students to look at competition as a training ground. A total hold on the subjects and fluency in the language will stand you in good stead, he advised.
Vice chairperson of the moot court society welcomed the gathering.