Overview

• Speaking at the Golden Jubilee of V M Salgaocar College of Law in Panaji on Saturday, the Chief Justice urged investment in smaller and mofussil law colleges rather than a narrow focus on NLUs and CLAT.
• He said examination ranks do not decide careers, stressing determination, hard work, dedication and commitment, and recounted his own unconventional path through law school.
• He pressed for scholarships to help young graduates enter litigation and highlighted that many junior lawyers receive meagre stipends that make survival difficult.
• He called for legal aid to be taken to the country’s remotest areas so people learn their rights and can access remedies.
• Citing official data carried in reports, the remarks came against a backdrop of heavy court backlogs and understaffed lower courts, underscoring the link between education, career support and access to justice.