Udupi: Bar council of India member S.L, Boje Gowda inaugurated on Friday morning, a sate-level “cult-fest organised by Vaikunta Baliga Collage of Law at the campus in Madhava Mantap, called Law Fest-2012.

Chief guest Uday Kumar Shetty of BJP, Devi Prasad Shetty and Mahendra Kumar, both of JD-s, were present on the occasion, along with college students union leaders, Nitin Shenoy and Prasad Kutpady.

The valedictory session of the cultural festival is due on February 18 evening, when Udupi/Karkala MLA’s TP chairman Devada Hebbar and others will be present as chief guests.

Principal prof. Prakash Kanive presides. Vaikunta Baliga was an eminent Law minister in Madras and Karnataka areas, and was speaker of Karnataka Assembly when he died suddenly 30 years ago. He was a man of clean character.