High Court Judge Devan Ramachandran has called upon the lawyer community to add value to their profession by continuously honing their skills. “Like a surgeon, you should try to improve yourself continuously,” he said.
He was inaugurating a legal and academic training programme organised for the district’s young lawyers by the Bar Council of Kerala Junior Lawyers Welfare Committee here on Saturday.
“The legal profession becomes noble only when advocates are noble,” Mr. Ramachandran said. “A good lawyer is a good story teller. Improve your articulation and your language. Read far and widely, and it will give you greater perception. Deserve first before you desire,” he said.
The Judge advised the lawyers to push their limits and horizons. Giving confidence as a talisman for the lawyers, Mr. Ramachandran said that a good lawyer would be nothing but their reputation. “If you have a good reputation, then you are a good lawyer; if your reputation is bad, then you are bad. Nothing more and nothing less,” he said.
He said he would judge the cases from the confidence of the lawyer appearing for their respective clients. “You should appear for a client as if each case is your life,” he advised.
Mr. Ramachandran also honoured P.B. Menon, the senior-most lawyer from Palakkad district. Additional Advocate General K.P. Jayachandran, Principal District and Sessions Court Judge B. Kalam Pasha, Bar Council of Kerala secretary Joseph John, and Bar Council of Kerala member P.A. Mohammed Shah, were the guests at the function.
K.N. Anil Kumar, chairman of the Bar Council of Kerala, presided over the function. P.C. Moideen, chairman of the Junior Lawyers Welfare Committee, welcomed the gathering. P. Sreeprakash, Bar Council member, spoke about the relevance of continuing education in legal fraternity.
Bar Council member P. Santhosh Kumar led a session on ‘Hindu Succession Act’. Lawyer John S. Ralph led a session on the ‘use of previous statements in criminal trial’.
The programme was held in association with the Bar Council of India Advocates Welfare Committee of the State.
