Bennett University Welcomes Former CJI Justice Dipak Misra at UGC Deeksharambh 2026

Justice Dipak Misra, the former Chief Justice of India and 45th Chief Justice of India, was invited to address the students of the School of Law at Bennett University as part of the student induction programme UGC-Deeksharambh 2026.

In his address to the freshers of the law school, Justice Misra urged them to take up legal education with dedication, discipline, sincerity and intellectual curiosity. He told students that they should consider themselves as “servers of the cause of justice” and be aware of the duties of a lawyer.

During his interaction with the students, Justice Misra stressed that legal education should go beyond simply acquiring information. He urged young lawyers to cultivate a “sense of law” that would enable them to question, reason, analyse complex issues and find meaningful solutions.

He also emphasized the need for students to learn continuously, think critically, conduct research, innovate and provide legal assistance and accurate legal writing for future legal careers.

His talk offered students advice on acquiring the knowledge and values needed for the practice of law, the university said. Justice Misra also appealed to the newly inducted law students to stay true to the constitutional values of justice, liberty, equality and fraternity.

He also emphasised continuous learning, critical thinking, research, innovation, legal aid and precise legal writing as important aspects of legal education.

The interaction was part of the induction programme of the university to assist new law students to start their academic journey with a greater awareness of the responsibilities of legal education and practice.

Prof. (Dr.) Raj Singh, Vice-Chancellor of Bennett University, Mr. Senthil Kumar, Chief Operating Officer, and Prof. (Dr.) Pradeep Kulshreshtha, Dean, School of Law, along with the students of the University, attended the event.

The session was a new beginning of the academic journey for the new batch of law students and provided them with a platform to get first-hand information about legal education, constitutional values and the duties of the legal profession from the mouth of a former Chief Justice of India.

The UGC-Deeksharambh 2026 programme at Bennett University's School of Law thus merged induction of students with a larger discourse on the values of studying and practising law with integrity, critical thinking and a commitment to justice.