ADVOCATE GENERAL TAUGHT ENGLISH TO ME

Kanhaiya Lal Misra (31.08.1903 – 14.10.1975)

Summary: This is second part of the series 'Command Over Language Is An Asset' told through life of Kanhaiya Lal Misra. 

In this and next post, we will briefly talk about life sketch of Kanhaiya Lal Misra and what I heard about him in the corridors of the Allahabad High Court. 

In other tributes to KL Misra, different words for the same incident are used. However, they are equally, if not more praise worthy than my description. 

I have described them as I have heard in the corridors of the Allahabad High Court.

Command Over Language Is An Asset 

One Sentence Changed The Fate।। Advocate General Taught English To Me।। Misfortune of Being Opposed by KL Misra ।। Present Evolves Out Of The Past।।  Has Rhetoric Any Place In Court?।। Ruling May Not Choke My Intelligence।। Well Read Person - Best Prepared For Law।।

ONE SENTENCE CHANGED THE FATE

Summary: Command over language is an asset for a legal practitioner. It is explained, over seven part series, through life of Kanhaiya Lal Misra (31.08.1903 – 14.10.1975) - one of the greatest advocates of our country, who reined supreme in 1950s and 1960s. 

In the first part, two incidents related to him are narrated: one is by my father VKS Chaudhary and the other is by Vibhav Bhushan Mishra, both senior advocates and later adorned the post of Advocate General.

Command Over Language Is An Asset

One Sentence Changed The Fate।। Advocate General taught English To Me।। Misfortune of Being Opposed by KL Misra ।। Present Evolves Out Of The Past।। Has Rhetoric Any Place In Court?।। Ruling May Not Choke My Intelligence।। Well Read Person - Best Prepared For Law।।

SAME SEX MARRIAGE

Ardh-Narishwar courtesy - Wikipedia

What The Court Can And Should Do

Summary: This article argues in favour of same sex alliances and explains what may be done by the Constitutional bench in the cases, where judgement has been reserved. 

Sealed Cover Culture – Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics

KC Agarwal J.

Summary: This post is about injustice caused by ‘Sealed Cover Culture’ at early stage of my career'; how I tried to remedy it, when I was a judge; and what is correct law in this regard.

How Should a Judge Be

Like the judge Bharti is.

A common theme in judicial academies across our country. This post is about this famous tale and how I heard it for the first time.

Another such popular fable is of King Solomon from Abrahamic ethos. It has been narrated here and here. 

Bharti presiding over the debate between Mandan Mishra and Adi Shankaracharya - Painting courtesey Smt. Indira Singh w/o Late Lt. Gen Vijai Singh, Retd. Vice Chief of Indian Army

India, Where Are You Heading To

Summary: This post is review of the book ‘I Was Judge's Orderly' written by  Ninder Ghugianvi and translated by Paramjit Singh Ramana (Publisher: National Book Trust).

The book has been translated into Hindi,Urdu, Bangla, Kannada, Telgu, Malyalam, Sindhi, Maithili and Bhojpuri.

LORDSHIP or LADYSHIP: Case for Gender Neutrality

Summary: This post is about adopting a gender neutral form of address in higher courts - explained by an anecdote from autobiography of John Paul Stevens J.