New Delhi: The Chief Justice of India, NV Ramana, was speaking at an event "Legal Services Day" organized by National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) at Sharda University during which he said that the legal profession is not about profit maximization but about service to society.
CJI Ramana said that the students' decision to join the legal aid movement will pave the way for a great career and help them inculcate empathy and develop a sense of selflessness.
He said, "Unlike other professions, the legal profession is not about profit maximisation but about service to society." He also quoted Swami Vivekananda as saying "Don't look back, look forward".
According to Live Law, the CJI also lauded the law students for their participation in legal aid activities and said that it will help them to understand grass root realities. Highlighting that that legal education will empower one to become the voice for the voiceless, the CJI urged law students to remain alert about social realities around. In the speech which quoted the words of Swami Vivekananda and Martin Luther King Jr, the Chief Justice of India spoke about the importance of the legal aid movement.
He also praised Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, who was present in the programme and thanked him for accepting the role of the judicial system. The CJI said that Rijiju is the only law minister in recent times to recognise the hard work of the judicial system, according to the ANI.
The Law Minister while addressing the event, Rijiju said that many cases are pending in lower courts and the government is taking measures to ensure a proper infrastructure for the lower judiciary. He also stressed that the lower judiciary is a place where the greatest thrust must be given at this time. He said that it was not easy for an ordinary person to get justice due to the circumstances.
He appreciated NALSA for taking tremendous steps in this regard. He suggested that the law students, judges, ministers should come together to ensure that the most vulnerable sections of society are given legal aid and services. The law minister also said that only fundamental rights alone don't make a country great but it will become great if people also understand their constitutional duties.