City Law College (CLC) Dimapur celebrated its freshers’ day cum parting social day Saturday, at the college premises.
Special guest, proprietor of Hukuto Mission School, Kukuto Khuli, who is also the GB of Bamunpukhuri spoke on the values and importance of customary laws passed down from generations to generations.
He added that the customary laws began from establishment of new village, where every word of leaders/chief became oral laws and villagers recognised and followed the unwritten laws.
Khuli further asserted that customary laws though unwritten had special place for women and safeguarded the peaceful gender.
Stating the customary law courts had been set up in every district, sub-division and outposts, he suggested the graduating students to urge the state government to reserve the post of Dobashis (DB) for law students, maintaining that any post held by qualified persons would become a respectable post.
In his address, CLC principal, Leonard Aier stated that justice was the foundation of society and if misused, it wold destroy the foundation of life. He congratulated the outgoing students and prayed that they would practice law in the right manner.
Earlier, the programme was chaired by Lijabeni Kikon and special number presented by Wati Pongen and Theja. A short speech was also delivered by chairman, CLC, while invocation invoked by lecturer, CLC, Mezuhulhousieno.
Speeches on behalf of the freshers as well as outgoing students were delivered.