Sri Vijaya Puram, Sept. 25: Final-year law students at Andaman Law College have completed a three-month certificate course on consumer advocacy, gaining practical exposure to consumer law, dispute redressal and complaint procedures as part of an initiative aimed at strengthening professional readiness among aspiring advocates.
The course was conducted jointly by Andaman Law College and the Consumer Advocacy Group (CAG) exclusively for final-year students. Conceived and designed by CAG National Chairman P. V. V. S. Murthy, the programme sought to provide students with practical knowledge of consumer advocacy alongside professional ethics.
The programme was organised under the guidance of Andaman Law College Principal P. V. N. Sarma and coordinated by Alqama, Assistant Professor (Law), and P. Aliya Majeed, a final-year student. Students attended 12 online classes conducted on Saturdays over the three-month period.
The curriculum covered the Consumer Protection Act, related legislation and procedures involved in consumer litigation. Particular attention focused on proceedings before Consumer Commissions and the process of handling consumer complaints, giving participants exposure to areas directly connected with consumer dispute redressal.
CAG drew resource persons from different parts of the country for the sessions. They included Senior Advocate Uday Prakash Warunjikar of Mumbai; retired Andhra Pradesh High Court Judge Y. V. Rama Krishna; advocates Gollakota Srinivasu and Somu Krishna Murthy from Andhra Pradesh; and Sreeja B. J., Head of Department at Hindustan School of Law, Chennai.
CAG said its organisation has a presence across all states and Union Territories and has more than 3,000 members. The participation of legal professionals and an academic head from different parts of the country formed part of the course’s resource base.
During the concluding session, CAG Chairman P. V. V. S. Murthy announced plans for a National Seminar to be organised jointly with Andaman Law College. The proposed event will be the organisation’s 104th National Seminar.
The initiative also marked the first programme of its kind at Andaman Law College, according to the information provided. It was intended to strengthen academic seriousness after the college became a constituent college of the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Institute of Higher Learning.
The collaboration connected classroom learning with the practical demands of consumer litigation, while giving final-year students an opportunity to engage with experienced practitioners and legal academics through a structured certificate programme nationwide.
Certificates will be awarded to participants on the basis of attendance, performance, assignment submissions and a written examination covering the subjects taught during the course.
