Media Release
Mangaluru, Nov 26: Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) observed Constitution Day with a day-long programme organised by its legal department at the Training Centre on Wednesday. Hon’ble justice N K Sudhindra Rao, retired Judge of the Karnataka High Court and chairman of the Karnataka State Police Complaints Authority, Bengaluru, attended as the chief guest, while Nandakumar V Pillai, director (Refinery), presided over the event.
Senior officials including Ganesh S Bhat, IFS, CVO, GGMs, officers, and employees participated in large numbers. Krishna Hegde Miyar, GGM (HR), delivered the welcome address and spoke on the core ideals enshrined in the constitution. The preamble was read in Kannada, Hindi and English by Sathyanarayana H C, GGM (TS), Deepak Prabhakar P, ED (Marketing & BD), and N Anandha Kumar, ED (Refinery).
Al Rafeeq Moideen, CGM – Legal, highlighted the evolution of Constitution Day from its earlier observance as National Law Day in 1979 to its official designation in 2015. Addressing the gathering, Nandakumar V Pillai described the constitution as a living document inspired by global best practices and reaffirmed MRPL’s commitment to integrity, ethical conduct, public service, and inclusive growth under its CSR obligations.
In his address, justice Sudhindra Rao underlined the Supreme Court’s role as the custodian of Fundamental Rights and noted that these rights are meaningful only when citizens fulfil their fundamental duties. He emphasised that the social, secular, and democratic nature of the constitution constitutes its unamendable basic structure. He also explained the importance of Articles 14, 19, and 21—often referred to as the ‘Golden Triangle’—and elaborated on constitutional writs while referring to landmark cases including A K Gopalan, Maneka Gandhi and ADM Jabalpur.
Two books Compiled by MRPL Legal team ‘An Overview of Arbitration Cases - Learnings from Past Experiences and Strategies for Future’ and ‘Gist of the Factories Act & Rules regarding Safety aspects and the punishments provided thereunder’ were release by Justice Rao on the occasion.
Prizes were distributed to winners of quiz competitions held as part of the event. The programme concluded with a vote of thanks by Praful Mohan, GM – Legal, and was compered by Kavitha.