Excelsior Correspondent
Jammu, Oct 23: Under the guidance and instructions of Justice N. Paul Vasanthakumar, Chief Justice, High Court of Jammu and Kashmir (Chief Patron, State Judicial Academy) and Committee of Judges, (comprising Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar, Chairman, Justice Hasnain Masoodi, Member and Justice Janak Raj Kotwal, Member), State Judicial Academy today organized oath ceremony and lecture on ‘Professional Ethics and Conduct’ for newly enrolled Advocates of Jammu province at State Judicial Academy Complex, here.
Proceedings were conducted by Pawan Dev Kotwal, Director, State Judicial Academy who introduced the need for oath ceremony and lectures for the Advocates.
Director, State Judicial Academy administered oath to the Advocates and distributed absolute Advocates’ licenses after the oath ceremony.
The oath ceremony was followed by lecture on the “Professional Ethics” delivered by the Director, State Judicial Academy. He stressed upon the newly enrolled Advocates to adhere to the ethics and conduct rules framed by Bar Council of India.
He further said that the young advocates are not only the future of justice delivery system but also future of country as many of them may reach the highest constitutional positions. He asked the new entrants in the legal fraternity to perform their duties towards the court, litigant public in particular and the society in general. He stressed that they have to equip themselves with the various provisions of law to excel in the profession.
There was a healthy interaction on various provisions of Code of Civil Procedure and Code of Criminal Procedure.
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