NEW DELHI: The Bar Association of India has celebrated Lawyers of India Day on December 3, 2022 by felicitating and honouring eminent members of the Bar and legal academia.
December 3 happens to be the birthday of Dr Rajendra Prasad the first President of the Republic of India and Chairperson of the Constituent Assembly.
Dr Rajendra Prasad, himself a lawyer of eminence, who quit his thriving practice to provide exemplary national leadership for freedom movement, had inaugurated the Bar Association of India on April 2, 1960 and had set out the tasks for the Association in his inaugural speech, which continues to inspire the Association.
The Chief Guest on the occasion was Ms Justice Hima Kohli, Judge, Supreme Court of India.
The meeting was presided over by the Bar Association of India President, Prashant Kumar and
Welcome Address was given by Dr. Anindita Pujari, Honorary General Secretary, BAI who also conducted the event. Address was delivered by Amarjit Singh Chandhiok, President-Elect, BAI and concluding remarks were given by Uday Prakash Warunjikar, Vice President, BAI.
On this occasion the Lawyers of India Day Award - 2022 was conferred on the following distinguished lawyers and Academician:
Jaideep Gupta, Senior Advocate
J.P. Sengh, Senior Advocate
M.G. Ramachandran, Senior Advocate
Mohit Mathur, Senior Advocate
Ms. Rachana Srivastava, Senior Advocate
Prof. (Dr.) M.P. Singh, Chancellor, Central University, Haryana
Awardees for the year 2020 & 2021 were also felicitated since they were not felicitated in a physical ceremony due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Awardees for the Lawyers of India Day Award 2020 are:
C.S. Vaidyanathan, Senior Advocate
Ms. Pallavi Shroff, Managing Partner, SAM & Co.
S.K. Kapur, Senior Advocate
Udaya Holla, Senior Advocate
Prof. (Dr.) Kamlesh P. Joshipura, Former Vice Chancellor, State Universities Gujarat
Awardees for the Lawyers of India Day Award 2021 are:
Kapil Dev Sood, Senior Advocate
Ms. Meenakshi Arora, Senior Advocate
Ranjit Kumar, Former Solicitor General of India
R. Venkataramani, Senior Advocate
Prof. (Dr.) Dilip Ukey, Vice-Chancellor, Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai
The event ended with a Vote of Thanks by Shri Amarjit Singh Bedi, Joint General Secretary, BAI.
