Duty of an advocate is to assist the court, not to present personal opinions: Law expert

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National Law University and Judicial Academy (Assam) vice-chancellor Prof. K.V.S. Sarma said that the superior work of an advocator is to assistance the court, and not to contiguous idiosyncratic opinions. He made the remarks astatine the four-day Dr. M.V.V.S Murthi 6th Virtual Moot Court Competition–2025, which began astatine the GITAM School of Law, GITAM Deemed to beryllium University, connected Wednesday (October 8).

Speaking arsenic the main impermanent Prof. Sarma, emphasised the request for ineligible acquisition to germinate successful effect to modern challenges and emerging technologies successful bid to heighten nonrecreational standards. He highlighted the value of logical structuring arguments based connected facts, adherence to nonrecreational ethics, honesty, effectual articulation, and beardown drafting skills for aspiring ineligible professionals.

This year’s contention focuses connected the expanding fig of cases nether the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and related ineligible frameworks, according to the institute. Nearly 40 teams from instrumentality schools crossed the state are participating, presenting arguments earlier eminent judges and distinguished academicians, demonstrating their ineligible research, reasoning, and advocacy skills.

Prof. Sarma besides highlighted the worth of moot tribunal competitions successful laying a coagulated nonrecreational instauration for instrumentality students.

Former president of Visakhapatnam Bar Association Vydyula Ravindra Prasad, was the impermanent of honour, and spoke astir the increasing challenges of drug-related offenses nether the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act successful Visakhapatnam.

He shed airy connected the rising fig of NDPS cases and urged young lawyers to recognize the deeper societal and ineligible implications of specified offences, stressing the value of strict enforcement balanced with compassion and awareness.

Published - October 08, 2025 08:21 p.m. IST

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