"Do Supreme Court Judges Have Hearts ?"
or
“Compassion of Supreme Court Judges"
(1)
Many Many Years Ago
A Day in Supreme Court
At about 11.00 AM,
Supreme Court dismissed a SLP
By a tenant who had lost his case
In all courts below
At about 11.30 AM same day,
In Bombay,
A young woman jumped
From a high storied Marine Lines flat
And committed suicide.
She could not bear news of dismissal of SLP
The tenant in the case was
A former Prime Minister of India,
Namely Morarji Desai
The counsel who argued his case
Was Nani Palkhiwala
The woman who committed suicide
Was daughter-in-law of Morarji Desai
Tragedy moved heart of landlord
And he agreed to permit his tenant
Morarji Desai to live in flat till his life time
(2)
In the Mountain of Tibet
Younger Lama asked,
“Do Supreme Court Judges have hearts?
Do they understand that
The litigants are made of blood and flesh
And often they may not be able
To withstand their steel-made
Swords of justice?”
Elder Lama replied,
“Yes. They very well understand
Consequences of their orders
On litigants who are made of flesh and blood
While dismissing a tenant’s slp
They often give them time to digest defeat
And to vacate premises
When they see that parties are obsessed and hot,
They reserve judgements for months
So that the parties can cool down!
When they see that both sides
Are rich and blind with greed,
They dismiss their cases slowly slowly!
After several adjournments!
When they see that
The litigants are just
unwilling to accept dismissal of slp,
They permit them to file
Reviews and curative petitions,
To enable them to become free from their illusions
Slowly slowly and step by step
Thus, by and large Supreme Court Judges are
Compassionate and kind
And they deliver justice
With compassion and with kindness
And with iron hands in velvet gloves”
Elder Lama explained
Haresh A Raichura
Note:
1) The incident referred in part 1, is based on remote memory of items read in newspaper years ago.
2) The views described in Part 2, are only inferences. They may or may not be true.
3) More such poems in my book, "Tomato Soup for Lawyers and Judges" Vol.1 & 2
or
“Compassion of Supreme Court Judges"
(1)
Many Many Years Ago
A Day in Supreme Court
At about 11.00 AM,
Supreme Court dismissed a SLP
By a tenant who had lost his case
In all courts below
At about 11.30 AM same day,
In Bombay,
A young woman jumped
From a high storied Marine Lines flat
And committed suicide.
She could not bear news of dismissal of SLP
The tenant in the case was
A former Prime Minister of India,
Namely Morarji Desai
The counsel who argued his case
Was Nani Palkhiwala
The woman who committed suicide
Was daughter-in-law of Morarji Desai
Tragedy moved heart of landlord
And he agreed to permit his tenant
Morarji Desai to live in flat till his life time
(2)
In the Mountain of Tibet
Younger Lama asked,
“Do Supreme Court Judges have hearts?
Do they understand that
The litigants are made of blood and flesh
And often they may not be able
To withstand their steel-made
Swords of justice?”
Elder Lama replied,
“Yes. They very well understand
Consequences of their orders
On litigants who are made of flesh and blood
While dismissing a tenant’s slp
They often give them time to digest defeat
And to vacate premises
When they see that parties are obsessed and hot,
They reserve judgements for months
So that the parties can cool down!
When they see that both sides
Are rich and blind with greed,
They dismiss their cases slowly slowly!
After several adjournments!
When they see that
The litigants are just
unwilling to accept dismissal of slp,
They permit them to file
Reviews and curative petitions,
To enable them to become free from their illusions
Slowly slowly and step by step
Thus, by and large Supreme Court Judges are
Compassionate and kind
And they deliver justice
With compassion and with kindness
And with iron hands in velvet gloves”
Elder Lama explained
Haresh A Raichura
Note:
1) The incident referred in part 1, is based on remote memory of items read in newspaper years ago.
2) The views described in Part 2, are only inferences. They may or may not be true.
3) More such poems in my book, "Tomato Soup for Lawyers and Judges" Vol.1 & 2