November 30, 2016

S-47 Tips for Young Lawyers : Stress is the silent killer of Lawyers.

1) Accept this fact seriously. In young age, most Lawyers are in Denial Mode. They do not seriously accept that Stress can kill them.

2) When we eat food, snack or a cup of tea, it causes spike of sugar in blood. In a healthy body, in a stress free body, the spike is soon dissolved. But if body is tense, stressed, it takes longer time to absorb and to level up the spike.

3) If your case is at No. 1 in Court List, there may be less Stress. The case will be soon over and stress in body will be over. But if case is last, if case is called out and kept back to wait for other lawyer, level of stress will be higher.

4) There may be such hundred stress points of stress in a lawyer's work.

5) An old lawyer suggested two things. A) Never skip your breakfast and lunch. Keep regular habits. B) In office, after reading and preparing a case, tie up a string over it. Once tied up, string should not be opened till case is called. In other words, avoid piece-meal reading of cases. This is supposed to help in reducing stress.

Haresh Raichura 30/11/16

November 29, 2016

S-45 Show reverance to Judiciary. In return, Judiciary will show reverence to you

I think very very very few will be able to understand the following story.

A new Advocate came to Bar. He asked an Elder lawyer, "How are the Lawyers and Judges here?"

Elder man asked him, "How were the Lawyers and Judges in the Bar from where you come?"

The Lawyer replied, "They were all crooked and corrupt."

The Elder Man replied, "You will find here same type of Lawyers and Judges."

After an hour, another new lawyer came to join this Bar.

Coincidently, he met the same Elder Lawyer. He asked  Elder lawyer," How are the Lawyers and Judges here?"

Elder man asked him, "How were the Lawyers and Judges in the Bar from where you come?"

The Lawyer replied, "They were all nice and honest people".

The Elder Man replied, "You will find here same type of Lawyers and Judges."

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There are deep psychological principles involved here.

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But the moral is : The world you see outside is in accordance with world you WANT to see outward.
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Haresh Raichura 29/11/16

November 27, 2016

S-44 Tips for Junior Advocates: Never file proceedings under a wrong provision of law.

This was the first advice given to me by my Senior Lawyer Vasant J Desai.

Suits and Criminal trials pass through several stages. At many stages, trial judge has to pass mini judgements. Appeals, Appeals from Orders, Revisions, Special Civil Applications etc are provided.

If order is apealable, do not file Revision.

If you do such filings, you may lose respect of judge. He will begin to regard you as incompetent lawyer. Such reputation is very bad for Junior advocates. It ruins their chances of promotion to higher judiciary completely.

When in open Court Judge will dismiss your revision and will ask you to file proper appeal, you will lose reputation in eyes of other Advocates sitting in Court also.

So file interim proceedings after checking provisions.

Haresh Raichura 27/11/16