DR. GIFTY OOMMEN (BSc, LLM, PGDPM, PHD)

PRINCIPAL

The footstool of law has always been Justice and Common good to mankind. Law has been an instrument to establish these principles with the changing times and value systems across the globe. The constant struggle of change and stability brings in an influx of new lee-ways to balance these two conflicting interests in society.

Benjamin Cardozo, the eminent jurist conceptualizes that lawsuits and other related matters should be decided according to principles derived from experience and understanding of every branch of life, of which the existing case law is only a part. These principles are inculcated from the society and handed over from one generation to the next generation. When the students’ co- habit with each other and with teachers, staff, management and societyin a cordial atmosphere giving duerespect totheir teachers and authorities, these values are spontaneously transferred to them through interaction.This instills an ambience for learning and developing each and every student and make them an asset to the law community and to the society.

Stability is the cornerstone of any educational institution which aims for greater heights. We at Mount Zion Law College believe that this education includes impartation of a study culture and discipline among the students so as give them an optimum time for studies, library time, preparation and presentation in seminars, discussions and deliberations on issues connected to law and society, supported by our team of teachers.This enables stability in the academic growth of the student and also to the institution.

Mount Zion Law College in the midst of greenery and nature, with a team of dedicated teachers and staff, with a library and moot court and all other facilities and a hostel provides a welcome place to you all to flourish and develop as law students and become the Social Engineers of this generation. Legal system is always going through changes with stagnancy having no place in it, so the students have to be always ready to take up these challenges. To accept these challenges, law aspirants are to undergo a structured learning process, with practical experience as their major premises. The learning process should commence from the class rooms, move towards simulation learning and move further into experimental learning.

MZLC ensures to bridge the gap between the theory and practical application of concepts through a learning process which is simulative, participative and multidisciplinary. The academic curriculum, pedagogy and teaching methods are designed to enable the young lawyers of future to think creatively, critically, well conversant with legal principles and practice.To ensure that our law graduates acquire the best possible knowledge of law,skills of advocacy and drafting of pleadings, the unique internship programs are designed with NGOs, Judiciary, law firms and organizations.To fulfill the mentioned obligations,we have talented young faculty,well stocked library and state of the art infrastructures apart from the above a very dedicated and concerned management. When we are equipped with all the above,we expect dedication,discipline and commitments from our students and support from their parents.

I have Great Expectations from you all and I want that you conduct yourself in a self-disciplined manner and use all the resources offered in a fruitful way to enrich yourself in the field of law and bloom out as budding stars in the law fraternity and make us proud in the years to come.