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.  

Don't Be Overwhelmed By Precedents

This is the fifth post of the series 'Advice to Young Judges'. It advises them that the precedents are good guide, but judges may not permit precedents to choke their intelligence. 

RM Sahai J. with his son and family

Advice to Young Judges

Judges Have Difficult Job।। Act Without - Pressure, Fear, Expectation।। Decide Without Favour।। Adopt More Active Role।। Don't Be Overwhelmed By Precedents।। ।।

Adopt More Active Role

This is the fourth post of the series 'Advice to Young Judges'. It invites them to adopt more active role like King Solomom in deciding disputes.

The Judgement of Solomon - a story from the Hebrew Bible. Picture - Courtesy Wikipedia

Advice to Young Judges

Judges Have Difficult Job।। Act Without - Pressure, Fear, Expectation।। Decide Without Favour।। Adopt More Active Role।। ।। ।।

Decide Without Favour

This is the third post of the series 'Advice to Young Judges'. It invites them to act like Bharti, when she was requested to judge the debate between her husband Mandan Mishra and Adi Shankaracharya.

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

Act Without - Pressure, Fear, Expectation

This is the second post of the series 'Advice to Young Judges'. It invites them to decide like Lord Atkin or HR Khanna J. as they did in their famous minority judgements in Liversidge v. Anderson and ADM Jabalpur v. Shiva Kant Shukla.

The biography of Lord Atkin, written by Geoffrey Lewis, is worth your time and money.  

Advice to Young Judges

Judges Have Difficult Job।। Act Without - Pressure, Fear, Expectation - Lord Atkin, HR Khanna J.।। ।।

ADVICE TO YOUNG JUDGES

Judges Have Difficult Job

This is the first post of the series about the advice to young judges on whose shoulders lie to rekindle the judiciary and restore the faith of the people.

ADVICE TO YOUNG JUDGES

Judges Have Difficult Job।। ।। Be Open Till The End।।

OLD IS GOLD

This post talks about a very old but still relevant advice to young lawyers. It is contained in 1875 Tagore Law Lectures and was always given by my grandfather and father. But before I tell you about it, a bit about us.

My Grandfather Keshav Chandra Singh Chaudhary and My father Virendra Kumar Singh Chaudhary in our house at 37, Tashkent Road, Allahabad in 1970