Jagdeep Dhankhar, the Vice President of India, awarded former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi with the honorary Doctor of Law degree at the 70th convocation ceremony of Panjab University on May 20.
Ranjan Gogoi Conferred With Doctor Of Law Degree
Ranjan Gogoi is among four people, who, after the final approval by Panjab University senate were awarded the honorary degree.
Those along with Gogoi include Doctor of Sciences degree on Dr Gagandeep Kang, Doctor of Literature degree on Infosys Foundation chairperson Dr Sudha N Murthy, and another person who will also receive Doctor of Laws degree is former Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan.
While addressing the annual convocation at Punjab University, the Vice President said, ”It will be the young generation who will take the country forward when many of the older generations won’t be there. You must feel proud to be Indian and Panjab University has the capacity to be one of the best universities in India.”
Dhankhar, speaking about Gogoi, recalled how he had appeared before him as a senior advocate and thought of him as a no-nonsense judge.