Date:17/06/2005 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2005/06/17/stories/2005061715420500.htm

Tamil Nadu - Chennai

Rank holders honoured at Law Academy valedictory function

Staff Reporter

CHENNAI: Sriram Law Academy recently celebrated its third valedictory function at Vani Mahal. Advocate A. A. Mohan addressed the students on the "emerging opportunities in the field of Intellectual Property Rights."

Advocate Brinda Mohan distributed prizes to the rank holders. V. Niranjan, who attended a two-year course with Sriram Law Academy attributed his all-India second rank to his parents and structured coaching. Niranjan, the son of Carnatic musician Alleppey Venkatesan, dreams of becoming a Supreme Court lawyer.

The rank holders included Minu R., a student of PSBB, KK. Nagar; Hrishikesh Datar of Chinmaya Vidyalaya (who made it to all three law schools); Pondicherry-based Abinav Sankar and Vivek Shivakumar, a student of Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan, Nungambakkam. There was applause from the audience when Deepthi Jayakrishnan's grandmother collected the prize on her behalf.

Ms. Jayakrishnan has started her academic year at the National University for Juridical Sciences, Kolkata. Hema Raman, advocate and director of Sriram Law Academy, gave a presentation on strategies to crack the law entrance examination. The next year's course begins on June 19. Contact: 5518 3040 / 98400 97395 or log on to www.lawentrance.in for information.