Mangaluru: MRPL celebrates Constitution Day
Mangaluru: Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd. (MRPL) marked Constitution Day on 26 November 2025 with a day-long programme organised by its Legal Department at the company’s Training Centre.
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 Chief Guest. The event was presided over by Nandakumar V. Pillai, Director (Refinery). Senior officials, including Ganesh S. Bhat, IFS, CVO; several GGMs; officers; and employees, were present.
Welcoming the gathering, Krishna Hegde Miyar, GGM (HR), spoke about the core principles of 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, traced the evolution of Constitution Day from its earlier observance as National Law Day in 1979 to its formal designation in 2015. In his remarks, Nandakumar V. Pillai described the Constitution as a living document shaped by global democratic practices and reiterated MRPL’s adherence to integrity, ethical conduct and public responsibility under its CSR framework.
Justice Sudhindra Rao, addressing the gathering, spoke on the Supreme Court’s role in safeguarding Fundamental Rights and noted that these rights gain relevance when citizens also uphold their Fundamental Duties. He said the social, secular and democratic character of the Constitution forms its basic structure, which cannot be amended. He discussed Articles 14, 19 and 21—often termed the Golden Triangle—and outlined the scope of constitutional writs, referring to landmark cases including A.K. Gopalan, Maneka Gandhi and ADM Jabalpur.
Two books compiled by the MRPL Legal team—An Overview of Arbitration Cases: Learnings from Past Experiences and Strategies for the Future and Gist of the Factories Act & Rules Regarding Safety Aspects and the Punishments Provided Thereunder—were released by Justice Rao.
Prizes were distributed to winners of quiz competitions held as part of the programme. The event concluded with a vote of thanks by Praful Mohan, GM – Legal. The proceedings were compered by Ms. Kavitha.
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Had a very good conversation with friend Modi: Trump
Washington (PTI): US President Donald Trump on Friday said he had a "very good conversation" with his "friend" Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He was referring to the talks the two leaders had on Tuesday.
"I had a very good talk with him, and he's a friend of mine from India, and he's doing great. We had a very good conversation," Trump told reporters here as he headed to Las Vegas to address a roundtable on tax cuts.
Trump had called Modi on Tuesday to discuss the bilateral relationship and share perspectives on the situation in West Asia, where the US and Israel have launched a war on Iran.
The US and Iran declared a two-week ceasefire on April 7. They engaged in peace talks with Washington, insisting that Tehran give up its pursuit of nuclear weapons and uranium enrichment.
The war with Iran has sent gas prices soaring as Tehran blocked the sea lanes in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow gateway for a fifth of global oil supplies.
During the Trump-Modi phone call on Tuesday, the two leaders stressed the importance of keeping the Strait of Hormuz open and secure.
According to the US Ambassador to India Sergei Gor, the 40-minute conversation ended with Trump telling Modi, "we all love you".
Tuesday's phone call was the second between the two leaders since the US-Israel war with Iran began on February 28.
