DHARWAD: Santosh Hegde, former Judge of the Supreme Court, has stressed the need to uphold the sanctity of the legal profession.

Delivering the valedictory address at the eighth Sri S.C. Javali Memorial National Moot Court Competition hosted by the University College of Law here on Saturday, Mr. Hegde said making money should not be the only goal of advocates. "Winning the confidence of people is more important."

Underscoring the need for advocates to understand their responsibilities, he asked them not to resort to agitation as it causes inconvenience to people.

While the executive and the legislature "have failed" in their functioning, it is only the judiciary that has delivered the goods.

As a result, it has gained importance like never before, he said.

He noted that earlier, legal education was the last option of students. But now more students are competing against one another for law education in good colleges, he said.

Commended

Commending the organisers of the event, he said such moot court competitions will go a long way in helping students to hone their skills.

The former Supreme Court Judge said most colleges imparting legal education lack infrastructure and good teachers. Unless these problems are sorted out, it is difficult to produce good advocates, he added.

Y.R. Sadashivareddy, president, State Bar Council, said technical exercises such as moot court competitions will help students.

Presiding over the valedictory function, Karnatak University Vice-Chancellor M. Khajapeer said any profession wanting in values is meaningless. Those who have taken up the legal profession should realise the need to retain the sanctity of the profession.

Felicitated

Karnataka High Court judge Subhas Adi was felicitated on the occasion. C.S. Patil, principal, University College of Law; and Ratna Bharamagoudar, S.V. Nadagoudar, Shruthi Hiremath, Prashanth Hosmani and D.K. Varsha spoke.

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