S128 How a Letter to a Sitting Judge of High Court, helped me to get placement under a Senior Advocate.

In 1986, I had just shifted to practice in HC from a District place. I was unsure, insecure and struggling.

One day, as I was coming out from Wash Room of High Court Bar, a rival advocate bullied me and said I should not have shifted to HC.

That evening I felt very bad and remembered God.

Then I wrote a letter to a sitting HC Judge.

Letter began like this : "It is said in GITA that all Glorious and Strong Persons are Parts of God and whoever shall reach to them, shall be deemed to have reached Me... Hence I write this.."

Then I briefly wrote down how I was bullied etc. Nothing more.

After I posted letter, 3 things happened in next 15 days.

1) President of Bar called me and advised me not to write letters to Judges.

2) A Senior Advocate told me that his advocate freind in trial court can offer me a job in his office. I politely declined.

3) Then an advocate came and told me that Vasant Desai was right type of Senior for me. Then he met Vasant Desai and told him that I was the right type of Junior for his office.

Well, it clicked and I joined office of Senior Advocate Vasant J Desai. The name of sitting Judge was Justice D H Shukla. I had never met him. His judgements looked compassionate, hence I had chosen to write to him.

Point 1) : Judges who write judgements with compassion in their hearts, usually have more God in their hearts.

Point 2) When you have a problem and you see no one who can help you, it may help if you let your problem known to few Glorious and Strong Persons.

Haresh Raichura  22/4/2017

S-123 Role of Investigative Advocacy in India

Role of Investigative Advocacy in India

Sometimes an advocate needs evidences to prove case of his clients. The clients are often not in position to collect these evidences.

Here the Advocate may also need help of private detective agencies to collect evidences which can be then produced in court. Sometimes the private detective can be cited as witness also.

But for many reasons, this concept of Investigative Advocacy is still not very popular in legal works in India.

S-124 Many times Lawyers do work without being paid. Pay Off

Many times Lawyers do work without being paid.

Here, they search for FOUR  Type of Pay Offs from such unpaid work.

1) Will I feel sense of achievement by doing this work?

2) Will I feel more connected with people if I do this work?

3) Will I receive some kind of Recognisition if I do this work?

4) Will I learn something new if I do this work?

If answer of any of these four question comes in YES, then they often feel rewarded even if they are not paid.

Many years ago, I still remember, this talk. Outside Court No.3 in Supreme Court, a senior advocate criticised me for doing many cases where either no fees were paid or if fees were paid, they were too low..

I merely smiled in reply.

After some months, Chambers were alloted. I got a chamber as I had done many cases. But that Senior Advocate was denied Chamber on ground that his cases were few.

There is a Law of Compensation  in Universe.

The point is : Even when a lawyer does a work without being paid, he does get some sort of pay off.

Haresh Raichura 17/4/2017

Two Lawyers : How client may decide whom to hire

Two Lawyers : First lawyer is very competent but he is not very much excited about chances of winning the case.

The second lawyer is excited about chances of winning the case, he is passionate about the case but he is less competent.

Chances are high that client will prefer to hire  the Second Lawyer.

Haresh Raichura 17/4/17

S-126 How to realise God - 5 line summary of a 1931 Speech of Gandhiji.

How to realise God - 5 line summary of a 1931 Speech of Gandhiji.

"While doing our smallest task, if we can remember three words : Truth, Love and Duty, it is possible to realise God through a living faith."

Haresh Raichura 20/4/17

S-117 Should there be a Help Line Number in High Courts to guide young lawyers and Law students

Should there be a Help Line Number in High Courts to guide young lawyers and Law students if they need clarification on some points of law?

I don't know. But until such things happen, law students and young lawyers can call me on +919818069727 preferably between 6pm to 7pm if they need any clarification on any points of law. This will be without obligation. I may not know all the answers, but I will try to guide.

I write this because three months ago a Karnataka Law Student asked me if he can ask me some clarification on a question relating to moot court preparation.

I said no.

Even then, yesterday, he called me and tried to seek some clarification on these points of law. I gave him some answers reluctantly. But he felt delighted to learn the answer.

I then reflected, could he not have asked these questions to law professors? Or to some local lawyer freinds?

It seemed to me that he could not have. The professors may not have answered him as the questions could have been answered only by someone who has experience of practising  in these areas of law.

This led me to think that if there is such a Help Line number in every High Court, the law students and new Lawyers can benefit immensely.

Hence, I have written this.

Haresh Raichura  7/4/17