RESPECT BEGETS RESPECT

This is the second incident during my judgeship at Allahabad that dealt with lawyers.

Advice to Young Judges

Judges Have Difficult Job।। Why Six & Not Nine Months at JTRI।। Insulting Punishment। । Respect Begets Respect।। ।।Act Without - Pressure, Fear, Expectation।। Decide Without Favour।। Adopt More Active Role।।Raja Bhoj and the Grazier।। Be Open & Correct Mistakes।। ।। ।। ।।

INSULTING PUNISHMENT

There were three incidents during my judgeship that taught big lessons to me. Here is the first one, relating to an employee. 

Allahabad High Court - 1966

Advice to Young Judges

Judges Have Difficult Job।। Why Six & Not Nine Months at JTRI।। Insulting Punishment।। Act Without - Pressure, Fear, Expectation।। Decide Without Favour।। Adopt More Active Role।।Raja Bhoj and the Grazier।। Be Open & Correct Mistakes।। ।। 

WHY SIX & NOT NINE MONTHS AT JTRI

Hostel for participants at NJA

The recommendation of the National Judicial Academy, Bhopal (NJA) for civil judges was, that there should be nine months training at the judicial institutes and three months in the field to gain practical experience. However, our committee recommended six months at the Judicial Training & Research Institute, Lucknow (JTRI) and six months in the field. Here are the reasons for the same.

Advice to Young Judges

Judges Have Difficult Job।। Why Six and Not Nine Months at JTRI।। Act Without - Pressure, Fear, Expectation।। Decide Without Favour।। Adopt More Active Role।। Raja Bhoj and the Grazier।। Be Open & Correct Mistakes।। 

Raja Bhoj and the Grazier

This is the seventh post of the series 'Advice to Young Judges'.

In the fourth post of the series, I had talked about adversarial as well as inquisitorial system and explained how judges may play more active role like in inquisitorial system through the story of the judgement of Solomon. Here is another tale from our past that suggests the same.

Advice to Young Judges

Judges Have Difficult Job।। Act Without - Pressure, Fear, Expectation।। Decide Without Favour।। Adopt More Active Role।। Be Open & Correct Mistakes।। Raja Bhoj and the Grazier।।

Be Open & Correct Mistakes

This is the sixth post of the series 'Advice to Young Judges'. It recommends that they should remain open till the end and correct their mistake if it is any.

Satish Chandra J. became Chief Justice of the Allahabad High court and then retired as Chief justice of the Calcutta High Court.