Chief guest Prof. N Venkateshwarlu delivering his inspirational speech at the orientation
* As it holds orientation programme for new cohorts 2026 in Hyderabad presided over by Dean of Department of Law at Osmania University Dean Prof. Venkateshwarlu
* The students joined the 3-year LLB and 5-year LLB courses 2026 at its sprawling and beautiful campus in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad
By Dr. Ahmed Mohiuddin Siddiqui
During the orientation programme for new cohorts 2026 of the Sultan-ul-Uloom College of Law on Wednesday, chief guest Prof. N Venkatshwarlu — Dean and Head of the Department of Law at Osmania University — exhorted the students to work hard with discipline and dedication, not only to obtain a degree in law but also to provide service to the poor and the deprived sections of the Indian society.
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The students joined the 3-year LLB and 5-year LLB courses 2026 at Sultan-ul-Uloom College of Law sprawling and beautiful campus in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad.
Prof. N Venkatshwarlu stressed on ethical legal practice to gain the trust of the clients or litigants while cautioning the future lawyers not to go for unethical legal practice.
He encouraged that all the information should be available to the client whether his lawyer attended or absented himself from the hearing. If the lawyer makes a deal with the opposite party for petty monetary gains, the client has the right to change the lawyer and also seek refund of fees.
The chief guest pointed out that absenting from hearing by the lawyer can harm the client’s interest as the case may be decided ex-parte.
The learned legal expert Dr. Venkateshwarlu brought in the human element when he asked the prospective lawyers not to be greedy but charge the clients according to their paying capacity.
He enlightened the students about free legal aid, which aims at providing justice to the weak and the needy sections of the society, who cannot afford to pay legal fees and expenses.
Prof. Venkateshwarlu observed that sacrifice and transformation are vital for lawyers, taking note that there are more than 5 crore pending cases in Indian courts — emphasising that a lawyer should be on the job 24/7.
Losing and winning are part of the profession. What a client sees is if the lawyer argued well and put up a fight in the court.
He opined that it is difficult to survive without drafting skills — thus urged the students to study about the contribution of Dr. B R Ambedkar to the Indian Constitution.
He further asked the students to read about eminent judges of the Supreme Court of India – Justice Krishna Iyer and Justice P N Bhagwati’s social service and how they worked on their judgments.
He pointed out that nearly 40% of the lawyers are not computer literate, which hampers their functioning and he asked the students to acquaint themselves with computer skills since the concept of e-courts is fast gaining ground and all the filing and court proceedings are being done electronically.
Prof. Venkateshwarlu appreciated the galaxy of about 30 legal faculty members, excellent infrastructure and the Moot Court at Sultan-ul-Uloom College of Law.
Moot Court at Sultan-ul-Uloom College of Law, Hyderabad, India
He urged the students to hone their persuasive skills in the Moot Court and use the well-equipped library too and suggested the use of Apps like Live Law, Bar & Bench, among others.
He disclosed that students can benefit from 30 different professions in the law field including the civil, criminal, corporate and consumer streams.
Prof. N Venkateshwarlu was honoured after his inspiring speech
Earlier, Prof. V Geeta Rao, Principal of Sultan-ul-Uloom College of Law, who marshalled her 30 troops of the law faculty, prepared the students for the three-day orientation.
She admired the not-so-young students in their 60s and beyond pursuing the law course and urged the younger students to get inspired by the passion of educational pursuit of the elders.
She declared that Sultan-ul-Uloom College of Law is the most student-friendly college in the Telangana State but any sort of indiscipline and ragging will not be tolerated.
This was also emphasised by her able colleagues Dr. Naghma Farheen, Dr. Malleshwari, Dr. Anila Menon and others too.
Prof. Geeta urged the students to take part in cultural and sports events, which was earlier encouraged by Dr. Rizwana Begum, who encouraged the students to take part in the sports at the college and university level.
Principal Prof. V Geeta Rao
She lauded one of her students who pursued the law degree when he was aged 85 years and also commended police commissioner, Srinivas Reddy, who took even the internal examinations despite his official commitments.
On the sidelines of the orientation, some of the new students shared their thoughts with the Maravi Express — with bubbly and vivacious Mehreen Syed disclosing that circumstances in life brought her to the law stream.
She coordinates well and was sharing the time table with those who forgot to take it. She is from an engineering background who dabbled into marketing before joining the law course.
Giving Mehreen company was Rahma with an infectious smile, who looked excited on joining the law course. She was exchanging ideas with her classmates and looked forward to the legal journey ahead.
Yasmin expressed her delight that her spouse was also joining the course. It was heartening to see a large number of women entering the field of law.
As a journalist and a feminist, who bats for women’s empowerment, it ignited profound hope in me for an egalitarian India with real gender parity!
* Dr. Ahmed Mohiuddin Siddiqui is Consulting Editor for Foreign, Diplomatic & Political Affairs for Maravi Express, Republic of Malawi, Africa
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