In his address Justice Balakrishnan emphasised the importance of legal education in today's world. Noting that legal profession had played a decisive role in shaping the course of our political and social developments, he regretted that the present decline in professional and ethical standards had cast a shadow on the reputation of the bar and the bench alike.
The Chief Justice expressed the hope that new law schools such as NLUO would succeed in arresting this trend.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik touched upon the remarkable economic progress Odisha had made in the recent years and last twelve years and termed the state as an emergent knowledge-hub.
Envisaged as a third generation law school, NLUO seeks to become a leading player on the global stage as well. It focusses on justice studies rather than law as it is usually understood and its goal is to address law in its larger context and ensure that its students and research output are finely attuned to ethical and social relevancies.
Among others who spoke on the occasion include Chief Justice of Odisha High Court Justice. I. M. Quddusi, State Higher Education Minister Debi Prasad Mishra and Minister of Law Bikram Keshari Arukha.
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