AMU faculty speaks on ‘Judiciary Scope’

Aligarh: Prof Shakeel Ahmed Samdani, Dean, Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) delivered an online lecture on ‘Increasing scope of Law and Judiciary in India’ in which he discussed the role of judiciary as the guardian of the constitution and the arbiter of disputes.

He pointed out that since the scope of law is increasing, there is requirement of more lawyers. “We currently have around 20 lac practising lawyers in India, who are not sufficient for the population,” said Prof Samdani.

He further spoke on female reservation in judicial services and how Sir Syed Ahmad Khan helped Indians with his legal knowledge during the British rule.

Kolkata based, Good Human Foundation organised the lecture.