Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 6: State Judicial Academy, under the guidance and instructions of Chief Justice (Chief Patron, State Judicial Academy) and Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir, Judge Incharge, State Judicial Academy, held oath taking ceremony and distribution of Advocates’ license to the new entrants to the legal profession.
The function was presided over by Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir, Judge Incharge, State Judicial Academy. Before delivery of enrolment certificates (Advocate license) to the Advocates of Jammu Province, they were administered oath by Abdul Wahid, Director, State Judicial Academy.
In his address, Justice Mansoor Ahmed Mir gave some tips to the Advocates on how to be an excellent, ethical and successful lawyer.
Referring to the duties cast upon advocates, Justice Mir said “you have mixed duties, duty to your client, duty to the Court, duty to your opposing counsel and duty to the establishment to which you are attached to,” adding “in the discharge of these several duties, you must at all times keep, at your forefront, the paramount duty of yours in seeking justice to your client’s cause and be prepared to discharge that duty without any fear or favour, and to the best of your ability.”
In his remarks, Director, State Judicial Academy, Abdul Wahid thanked Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir for enlighting the newly enrolled Advocates on the professional ethics, conduct, truthfulness, honesty, updating the knowledge of law and art of advocacy, duties and responsibilities as an advocate.
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