In advocacy, if your court manners are decent, the clients as well as judges remember you for many many years.

About clients I know this fact since many years, but regarding memories of judges, I learned this lesson only today.

During 1982 to 1986, I had practiced in District Court Junagadh. In small cases I had appeared before many civil judges there.

Today, one of these judges called me . He said now he is 75 years old and he is practising in High Court.

One of his client had some work. So he immediately remembered my name and called up me to refer his client.

He said he remembers me very well as I had appeared before him in many cases.

The Judge remembered me after 35 years. During all these we had never any interaction. I could not remember the judge but he remembers me well even after 35 years.

This point is about memories of judges. Whether we behave good or bad in their courts, they remember us for many years. They have long term memories about advocates.

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Gandhiji's Explanation about God :-

" I see that everything and everyone around me is dying or being destroyed. Behind all these, I see a set of mysterious laws operating  in background. These laws are God or Giver of these laws is God.

It is not possible for me to understand these mysterious laws fully. But I believe that these laws are benevolent.

Though I do not understand them fully, it is safe to believe that these are laws of moral government. Love and truth are supreme good under these laws.

I cannot see these laws with my five senses.

But there are many things which we can feel though we cannot see them with our five senses. In same way,  I feel these laws though I cannot see them with my five senses.

To see these laws through intelligence is meaningless unless their seeing also changes our heart and our conduct.

There is a timeless series of saints who have seen these laws and seeing these laws have changed their hearts and conduct. To deny these saints is to deny God.

It is impossible to prove these laws (God) through our five senses. My advice is 'Do not attempt the impossible'.

(Paraphrased from Gandhiji's 1931 speech)

Suddenly Contempt of Court Law has taken a leap forward.

Suddenly every judge in India has become bold and empowered and has now got power to punish any lawyer who abuses him or shouts at him or tries to bully him during arguments of a case....

It all happened suddenly and unexpectedly.

A week ago, an advocate while arguing a case in Supreme Court, abused and try to bully one of the judges of a two judge bench.

The Judge did not take this lightly. This was a contempt in face of a court.

Old view was such thst when a lawyer commits contempt of Judge in face of judge, the judge issues him notice of contempt and transfers the case to another judge to deal with the contempt.

This practice was not working effectively. The procedures of issuing notice, proper service of summons, and then filing of reply, and then hearing in other court used to take months and years.

Now law has suddenly taken a leap forward. It has been held that when contempt is made on face of a Judge, the judge can punish him then and there itself...no need to issue notice.

It means this in simple words :

Every Judge in India is now armed with a new power in contempt law. Entire Judiciary has become stronger against 1) " Lawyers who have nuisance value " and 2) who "Pride themselves in bullying the judges".

Indian judiciary has moved forward.