In India, Yam Raj is name of God of Death.
Year 2043
In bungalow of the retired judge
As the judge was still writing
something.
The Yamraj came
Accompanied by a battery of senior
advocates’ ghosts
Judge looked up at them and asked,
“Yes. What is your Case?”
“Yamraj said,
“It is our case that Your Lordship's time is up!
We normally don’t allow people to live on this Earth
for more that 100 years!”
“Give me some facts and dates”
The Judge asked,
A Ghost of a Prominent Senior Advocate came forward
And gave judge his birth date,
Along with a true certified copy of Judge's birth certificate!
Judge noted the date and asked,
“How do you compute 100 years?
What is the system of year that you
follow?
How many days are there in a Year according to you?
Yamraj replied proudly,
“I follow British Calendar Year”
Judge asked,
“Let us see statutory definition of
‘British Calendar Year’
Senior Advocate replied,
“I have checked up
There is no statutory definition of
Term ”British Calendar Year”
Judge asked,
“Did you check up in law dictionaries
and law lexicons?”
Senior Advocate replied,
“I checked up every dictionary
including
Devil’s Dictionary,
But the term British Calendar Year
is not defined anywhere”
“Did you check up in British Statutes?”
Judge asked
“I checked that too.
Calendar Year there is defined,
As calendar year of some other country
"The term British Calendar is not defined
On their statue books also.”
Senior Advocate replied
“It can’t be believed.
The term 'British Calendar Year'must be in
circulation
In India ince 400 years.
"It must have been defined in some
Privy Council Judgements.
Did you check up privy council
judgements?”
Judge asked
“That I have not done. Sir,
Give us some time”
Senior Advocate said
Judge said,” You see! This is crucial.
Unless we know how many days
Are there in a British Calendar,
We cannot compute the period of 100
years!”
Senior Advocate agreed and prayed for
time
Judge granted time as prayed for
And started writing another law book.
On their return journey,
Perplexed, Yam Raj asked ghosts of Senior
Advocates,
“What happened? Why are we returning?”
“Judge has given us time
to find out some privy council
judgement
on term “British Calendar Year”
Senior advocate explained.
Haresh raichura
The poem was composed on 10.11.2008
