CJI presents N.R. Madhava Menon award to Attorney General Venkataramani
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant honoured Attorney General R. Venkataramani in Kochi on Saturday.
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant presented the N.R. Madhava Menon Memorial Tribute of Honour-II Award to Attorney General for India R. Venkataramani in Kochi on Saturday, according to reports by The Hindu and Hindustan Times.
The award ceremony was organised jointly by the Bar Council of Kerala and the Bar Council of Kerala Advocates’ Academy for Continuing Legal Education Trust. Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court Soumen Sen also attended the event.
During the ceremony, CJI Kant recalled the contributions of Prof N.R. Madhava Menon to legal education. He noted that Menon founded the National Law School of India University in Bengaluru in 1986 and established the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences in Kolkata and the National Judicial Academy in Bhopal.
Kant described a 'guru-shishya' bond between Menon and Venkataramani, noting that Venkataramani joined Government Law College in Pondicherry in 1974 when Menon was the principal. The CJI stated that Venkataramani carried his mentor's values throughout his career at the Bar.
In his response, Venkataramani exhorted people to become responsible citizens and transform society. He also read an emotional letter he had written to Menon.
The event included remarks from S. Sivakumar, chairman of Menon Institute of Legal Advocacy and Training, and other officials including Sikkim High Court Chief Justice Muhamed Mushtaque and Kerala Advocate General Jaju Babu K.