On
Eve of Retirement of
Hon’ble
Chief Justice H.L. Dattu
Two
Lama discuss how Judges evaluate Lawyers.
(1)
Many
years ago in a High Court
Two
eminent Judges were listening to
Ferocious
arguments
Of
a ferocious Lawyer.
Suddenly
he collapsed on ground
Speed
of his heartbeats exceeded
Speed
of his ferocious arguments.
For
a moment his heartbeats
Stopped
beating and stood still
And
in an ambulance
He
was rushed to a hospital
(2)
That
day evening
After
court hours were over
Two
judges went to Hospital
To
see the Advocate
And
to hear his further arguments if any.
The
advocate was well enough
On
his way to recovery
But
not well enough
To
continue his ferocious arguments.
(3)
While
returning from Hospital,
Elder
Judge asked Younger Judge,
“How
do you rate this Lawyer?”
“He
is a good advocate,
But
not a good human being”
Elder
judge replied with sadness in his voice.
(4)
The
two Judges were unaware
That
Destiny was passing by
And
was listening to their conversation
..1
That
very night,
Destiny
wrote in their books
That
these two Judges
Shall
retire as
Chief
Justice of India.
And
so it happened.
(5)
In far mountains of Tibet
Younger
Lama asked Elder Lama
“Is
it possible for
A
Good Human Being
To
become a Good Lawyer also?
“If
a Good Lawyer and
A
Good Human Being,
Both
are asked to live together
In
one single Human body,
Is
it not possible that
The
Good Lawyer may slay
The
Good Human being?”
Younger
Lama asked like a skeptic
Elder
Lama replied,
“It
is possible for a Good Lawyer
And
a Good Human Being both
To
live together in one single body.
“Imagine
his body as a building.
On
first floor,
The
Good Human Being lives.
On
ground floor,
The
good lawyer lives.
And
in his basement
All
his sins and vices live”.
(6)
Younger
Lama asked further
“How
Lawyers will remember
Chief
Justice H.L. Dattu?”
Elder
Lama replied.
..2
“Lawyers
remember Judges
For
various reasons.
But
I remember him
For
his following sentence
“Our Legal system has made life
Too easy for criminals
and too Difficult
for Law abiding Citizens”
(2012(8)SCC 495 para 18)
Younger
Lama was surprised
So
he asked further
“But
what is special
In
this statement?
Is
it not true that
Everyone
knows
Truth
in this statement?”
Elder
Lama replied,
“When
a Layman or a Lawyer
Makes
such a statement,
There
is nothing special in this statement.
But
when a Supreme Court Judge
Is
constrained to say these words,
It
means that
The
tide is about to turn”.
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Haresh Raichura
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