Thyagarajan Narendran
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Lawyer/Journalist. Correspondent @moneycontrolcom . Previously with @LawBeatInd and @scobserver Alumnus of ILS Law & ACJ. Coimbatore boy in Delhi
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We discussed the old, the new and everything in between. An evening with Fali Nariman. Thanks to
@niranjanlaw
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When i was in class 11,
@the_hindu
had given free news papers to all the students in school. There was a report about Swami Jayendra Saraswati's arrest. My classmates were making fun of it. I told them not to do so as it hurts me as an adherent of Shankara Math.
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Baazigar was the first Hindi film I ever saw , from then to now
@iamsrk
has been my star! Happy birthday!
#sharukhkhan
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Happy Birthday
@ikamalhaasan
. Thanks for changing my life ! Thanks for being the magician that you are, thanks for giving us all a peek into your brilliant world . I want to personally thank you for letting me attend your screenwriting workshop in 2009
#KamalHassan
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One girl tore his picture from the news paper and threw it at me saying worship this. It still hurts me. I haven't felt as helpless as that to date.
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Circa 2018, my wife and I got invited to a Punjabi wedding at Chandigarh. I decided to make a statement, wear a veshti (mundu) and show my South Indianess for diversity. I walked in with all the pride, bar hadn’t opened yet. Then….
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Personal note:
13 years ago when i decided to go to law school all the way to Pune from Coimbatore. Lot of people told me I could study in Coimbatore law college, I was adamant and i refused to budge. Today Justice Viswanathan proved me wrong.
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In NCLT
A person asks the judges for the next date of hearing in a case.
Judge: who are you appearing for ?
Person: Nobody
Judge: Why do you need the date then?
Persons I am following this case for my own knowledge
Silence follows
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When Arvind Datar was a student in Madras law college, he attended a moot in Chandigarh. He won the third prize. How ever the college refused to reimburse his expenses of Rs 654. Do you know what he did ? 👇
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My grandmother (93) rarely leaves the house. But she did today to vote in
#Coimbatore
!
#LokSabaElections2024
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*Personal opinion*
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appears in 20 cases per day on an average across the many courts in
#SupremeCourtofIndia
. This requires a lot of work. I don’t even know if he gets time to breath. I have never seen him fumble, I have never seen him tired in the
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How can
@thecaravanindia
honestly call someon right wing or left wing by just looking at their alleged tweets. How about using a little bit of mind, how about asking people about this ? This borderline offends me
@vinodjose
. We have maintained our neutrality in journalism.
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@anandmahindra
Sir, I am more concerned that the name of the organisation/person who created this infographic has been smudged
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A young lawyer seeks adjournment in
#CJIDYChandrachud
‘s court.
CJI: Have you read the brief?
Lawyer: Yes
CJI: Argue for 2 minutes, we will adjourn then.
Lawyer explains the case. CJI grants her the adjournment she asked for.
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The
#SupremeCourt
has to take suo motto cognizance of open threats to the judges who delivered
#HijabVerdict
. It is a direct threat against the independence of judiciary.
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@WeDravidians
As a South Indian living in North India, I am ashamed of a person like you! We are all Indians, the Constitution provides us the right to work where opportunities are. Don’t politicise this. Go back to your cocoon and sleep there
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Eventually the college paid him Rs 700 (with interest) . Still resonates with me. Courtesy
@indu3107
‘s amazing book legal eagles
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Some lawyers who were not even permitted to open their mouths in the
#HijabControversy
matter end up giving interviews to international television channels on the matter as a lawyer who represented the students. I mean just how !
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The bar opened and I got myself a drink. An old lady came to me and said “ How could you drink being the priest who has come to officiate the wedding ? Aren’t you ashamed?” Then I kind of had to drink the rest of the evening hiding from others. But it was fun.
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The law clerk is correct! No SC judge is going to read twitter styled arguments on VC’s chat box. It’s absolutely irritating when people do this, especially when the hearing is underway! Currently 721 people are logged in !
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While
#SupremeCourt
was hearing
#EknathShinde
's plea today. I noticed an intern using 👎 emoji in VC when Mr.Neeraj Kishan Kaul was arguing. The audacity these kids have these days. No respect for the institution, no respect for a well renowned Senior Advocate
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Two days after his enrolment in 1980, he filed a suit for recovery of money against the college. Got the decree in his favour and went to the college to get the furniture attached towards its dues to him.
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50 years on, there is a lot more to be understood about the Kesavananda Bharati judgment. But here is a picture of the last page of the judgment with the signatures of all the 13 judges. CJI DY Chandrachud’s father Justice YV Chandrachud’s signs as the 13th judge
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“Lawyers chambers should not be passed on from generation to generation. There should be a time limit. I still haven’t gotten a chamber.” CJI Lalit says
#SupremeCourt
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This is heights. We did nothing wrong. This is unacceptable and a direct violation of our rights as a media house
WOW! Twitter has locked
@LawBeatInd
’s account for a tweet it posted which had an Arrest Order of NCP’s Nawab Malik. The Arrest order was circulating ALL ACROSS social media. Looks like the video we did on Sharad Pawar didn’t sit right with many!!!
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For all those speaking out against The Ld Advocate General of
#Karnataka
. Do you know Fali Nariman represented Union Carbide against the victims of Bhopal gas tragedy? Wondering who will outrage for this.
#SupremeCourt
#HijabRow
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Justice Dipankar Dutta drove 2500 kms from Calcutta to Mumbai to take charge as the CJ of Bombay High Court during the lockdown as there were no flights. I am mind blown!
#SupremeCourt
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I complete half a year as a
#journalist
and as a special correspondent at
@LawBeatInd
! Thank you
@LegalTalwar
, hope I stay relevant in this rapidly growing field.
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Running a media house is difficult. Growing it is even the more difficult. We at
@LawBeatInd
have covered every important matter with utmost care and political correctness and it has never been easy. Starting from gaining access to courts with difficulty
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A junior counsel asks for a case to be passed over as the senior who is leading him is ‘on his legs’ in another court. CJI insists that the junior start arguing . With some hesitation, the junior starts, the senior also reaches the court. CJI asks the senior to let the junior
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Interesting to watch
@KapilSibal
and his son Mr Amit Sibal opposing each other in a case at
#SupremeCourt
. First time I am seeing this
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Justice Chandrachud was visibly upset today after a matter was deleted by the registry without intimating the judges. Speaking to his court master he said "Judge woh hai ya hum hai" the registry has been asked to explain this in the afternoon.
@LawBeatInd
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At 94, Fali’s memory is sharp as ever. He recollected names, incidents and anecdotes from 40 years ago with ease.
His autobiography is called Before Memory Fades…
Irony.
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CJI let’s the senior answer some questions, reserves the case for judgment. Records the name of the junior as a lawyer for the company. This is now a common and an encouraging sight in
#SupremeCourt
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An elderly man approached asking me if the arrangements were good, I said yes. He smiled and walked off. Then a few elders came in and …. Touched my feet. It was awkward but I thought to myself that I was the area’s reincarnated Baahubali or something .
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CJI Chandrachud appreciates an engineer cum lawyer who argued in person against a petrol bunk being set up in Srirangam against CPCB guidelines. CJI appreciates the precision and the research the person put in to collect details and quote laws.
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Mr Rathi’s pearls of wisdom . Can’t be farther from truth
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Justice Krishna Iyer passed away this day 8 years ago. I met him for a brief while in January 2014. He said “I am almost 100, maybe a little weak. But I am never too old to meet young lawyers.”
#SupremeCourt
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“Why did you quit practice?” Mr Venugopal asked.
“Pandemic sir,” I said sheepishly.
Thank you
@niranjanlaw
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Justice SK Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia examine the label and name of a bottle of whiskey to decide an IP case.
#SupremeCourt
Disclaimer: Many whiskey jokes flying around
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The Bombay trio of the
#SupremeCourt
have all departed now.
Ashok Desai former attorney general- passed away in 2020.
Soli Sorabjee former attorney general- passed away in 2021
Fali Sam Nariman former ASG- passed away in 2024.
It’s literally the end of an era.
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“You both argued very well, thanks for assisting the court,”
#CJIChandrachud
tells young lawyers who opposed each other in his court and argued a matter for close to 45 minutes. CJI dictates a lengthy order and says he is going to mention their names in it.
#SupremeCourt
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Two hours with one of the greatest lawyers of the country spent discussing Swati Thirunal, Carnatic Music, Justice TL Venkatrama Iyer, religion, philosophy and history. He was impressed that I caught on to him quoting Sanskrit in the court! That's Gopal Subramanium for you
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When SC decided to refer the Dawoodi Bohra case to a larger bench in early 2023, Fali looked at his junior and said “You may have to argue this case.” We never thought this day would come so soon.
We will never have another Fali Nariman. But I am glad he is with Bapsi now.
We discussed the old, the new and everything in between. An evening with Fali Nariman. Thanks to
@niranjanlaw
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Well my wife used to eat eggs because the doctor advised her to. I have never eaten egg all my life and we decided to use seperate utensils for dietery choices. Some of us give each other space
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I sneakily followed
@advsanjoy
sir as he navigated DigiYatra then asked him for a picture for X. He was gracious enough to grant me an opportunity to get a picture with him.
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Remembering Justice VR Krishna Iyer on his 108th birthday. He was close to 100 years old when I met him, he said “I am 99 years old today, very tired. But I am not tired enough to meet a young lawyer.”
#SupremeCourtofIndia
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If one has seen Justice UU Lalit's style of judging, he looks at a case from law and only from this perspective. He very often does not get into emotional aspects of a case. I am very glad he is the CJI
#SupremeCourt
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@CholoCrypto
@Aadrikap12
@the_hindu
This was in 2005 when we still had dial ups. Smart phones were at least 7 years away. Also we were actively encouraged to read the Hindu. It continues to be my daily routine.
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As 21 year law student in 2010, I wrote to
@jimmy_wales
telling him that I love and use
@Wikipedia
a lot. I told him that I felt guilty because I did not have the money to donate. His reply put me on a quest. Thank you Mr Wales
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Pune is home to this dish called Sev Puri Dahi Puri (SPDP). I went there to study law in 2010, had a Constitution paper the very same year. I think I mixed Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP) with SPDP in my paper. Managed to just pass.
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Prashant Bhushan: I am surprised by the SG mentioning this matter.
SG: Bhushan, every matter you file surprises.
@LegalTalwar
@LawBeatInd
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KK Venugopal’s chambers and prolific lawyers
KV Viswanathan will become the second junior of KK Venugopal to become an SC judge in the last 10 years . Know who the first was? Justice Rohinton Nariman! Yes, Fali Nariman’s son was KKV’s junior.
#SupremeCourt
Addressing the issue of low stiphend to young lawyers. Sr. Adv KV Vishwanathan, a former junior of AG, said " We were lucky. Mr. Venugopal was very particular that salaries had to be paid on the 1st of every month. We used to get a green cheque."
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A Kerala High Court judge tells a Delhi lawyer that his synopsis of the case is very long and makes it difficult for the judge the go through it. He says Delhi and Bombay lawyers file lengthy synopsis. The judge then points out how Kerala lawyers file small synopsis
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This is our biggest investment to date.. These are 1800 books
@AishwaryaMinds
and I collected from across the world. It has the entire
@DalrympleWill
collection all autographed excepting for Amarchy. Books on Ataturk we bought at Istanbul.
More in thread
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A big artists was invited to perform at my college (ILS Pune) centenary celebrations. An alumnus was recording the performance for social media when a student volunteer asks him not to record because it’s a violation of copyright law.
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NCLT’s website is asking me to solve simple maths problems to show causelist. From 1+1, it has now come to 34+38. It is only a matter of time before I lose access to NCLT.
Ps. Most of the lawyers study law because they are weak in maths.
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Too embarrassed to share what i wrote. But I wrote an email to
@jimmy_wales
in 2010 telling him how helpless I felt about not being able to contribute monetorily to
@Wikipedia
and he sent me this
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CJI Bench to petitioner : Deposit some money for your wife’s legal expenditure
Petitioner: Can I deposit 5000?
Justice Surya Kant: There is no lawyer available in Delhi for 5000. It’s merely travelling expense. Deposit 25000
@LawBeatInd
@LegalTalwar
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In the 18 days between
#NupurSharma
's case was heard by the
#SupremeCourt
the first time and today.
#MohammedZubair
has obtained a bail in Sitapur FIR, Delhi FIR and a protection from the apex court yesterday in all UP FIRs. And we say democracy is dying
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Story of two grandsons:
My grandfather idolised Mr Aryama Sundaram’s grandfather Sir CP Ramaswamy Iyer. I idolised Mr Sundaram. I finally got to meet him today. Handed over the last letter his grandfather wrote to mine. Life has come a circle.
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CJI DY Chandrachud and PM Modi at the International Lawyers Conference today
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CJI Chandrachud is a proper mix of empathy when needed and iron hands when required. Today in
#SupremeCourtOfIndia
Lawyer: Can the matter be adjourned to Wednesday instead of Tuesday. My daughter is undergoing a scan tomorrow
CJI: adjourned. Don’t worry everything will be fine
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Senior advocate : tell me how you became a journalist.
I tell him everything.
Senior advocate: now tell me how to call someone donkey in Tamil.
This is the most fun I have had talking to a lawyer.
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@LegalTalwar
Check out what this amazing person said and imagine his brainchild came back to power recently
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I became a lawyer this day 9 years ago. Litigation and
#SupremeCourt
have in many ways kept me going. In hindsight, i am happy this happened to me.
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SG Vs Prashant Bhushan in
#SupremeCourt
deserves a full length article of its own. This happened today after electoral bonds judgment was pronounced
Bhushan : This judgment will have a significant impact on polity.
SG: the press and photographers are outside.
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Justice Nageswara Rao's retirement felt like your college was closing for holidays and your favourite teacher won't be there to greet you when it reopens. It's a real emotion.
#SupremeCourtofIndia
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So it appears that being a critic of the government does not necessarily mean someone is opposed to an ideology. This kid I used to know put a ❤️ on
#AlQaeda
's threat to India. This I SIMPLY CANNOT HANDLE. THIS PERSON IS NOT STABLE
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Would
@AudreyTruschke
now say that the Shivalingam found inside a waterbody at the
#GyanvapiMosque
is an existing structure? Isn't it so obvious now that Aurangzeb razed many Hindu Temples ?
#GyanvapiMasjid
#GyanvapiSurvey
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It’s now a crime to be a vegetarian and proud. Interesting times we live in. I found Europeans far more accommodating of vegetarians than many Indians with ‘opinions’
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Reading your brief is very important irrespective whether it will be argued or not. Every junior lawyer will now have to read and go, even if it is for an adjournment. This is such a positive development.
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Randomly caught the editor being felicitated.
@LegalTalwar
doesn't tell you her achievements I guess
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Last April, when
@sanjayuvacha
sir ,
@niranjanlaw
and I went to meet Fali. I am glad we met him when we did.
When SC decided to refer the Dawoodi Bohra case to a larger bench in early 2023, Fali looked at his junior and said “You may have to argue this case.” We never thought this day would come so soon.
We will never have another Fali Nariman. But I am glad he is with Bapsi now.
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“We though this was an urgent issue? Now you are seeking an adjournment in
#KarnatakaHijabRow
?” Quizzed Justice Krishna Dixit to the counsels appearing for the petitioner. “It is definitely urgent but we want to the other petitions to come up.” Was the reply
@LegalTalwar
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Went to Karanjawala & Co for the first time since pandemic. Found my name still listed as an associate of the firm.
“We still have your wedding invitation in the cupboard,” a clerk told me. It was like I never left
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And EVR also called for a genocide of Brahmins in TN
PM said that those who wear black clothes will never gain public trust
E V R Periyar wore a black shirt all his life and earned the eternal trust of the people of Tamil Nadu (except those who believed in Sanatana Dharma)
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SG Tushar Mehta on a lighter vein about Prashant Bhushan to the court:
“He is trying to run the government indirectly, let him not run the courts at least.”
@LegalTalwar
@LawBeatInd
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A lawyer asks for urgent listing of a bail for a person so that he could attend his daughter’s wedding.
CJI: How many murders did your client commit?
Lawyer: 2-3 murders
#SupremeCourt
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5 years ago, I stalked
@DalrympleWill
enough on social media that he called me over and posed for a photograph with me 😅 initiating phase 2 now.
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Here is how litigation in India works
Original side practice, trial and understanding CPC, CrPC- like playing test matches. The recognition is slow, sometimes non-existent but you know this is the real deal, the real practice and if you know this you can play any format.
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Found this picture of my great grandfather. He served as a Doctor in the British Indian Army in World War 2. He was a handsome, he was fit. I am envious.
#wednesdaythought
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Witnessed this in courts today. An LR asks a senior lawyer to ‘draft a better petition’ in open court (judges had left) when the lawyer complained about registry taking time to scrutinise pleadings. The lawyer shouted at the LR for speaking to him this way.
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Justice Dipankar Datta scolds a lawyer for wearing his gown after entering the court hall.
“This is not a cloak room ,this is the
#SupremeCourt
” he said.
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Justice Datta says like GPS take you to unknown destinations, Grit, Perseverance and Sacrifice(GPS) takes you to unknown destinations in the profession.
#SupremeCourt
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Byju’s has been sued by both operational creditors (OCs) and financial creditors (FCs) in the same week. OCs are those who provide goods and services to a business for its operations, FCs are those who lend money to the company. Follow this thread for more details
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Justice Bhat was hailed as a hero by many when he dissented agains the majority view in EWS case. Many of these people probably hailed him too. How the times change
As it is with terrorism, so is it with trolls-there is never the “good” kind.
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Gopal Sankaranarayanan withdrawing from Mahua Moitra’s defamation plea will not impact anything. Sankaranarayanan is a senior counsel, designated by the Supreme Court. Senior counsels don’t file case for clients. They appear when engaged by lawyers.
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In
#SupremeCourtOfIndia
Dr. Singhvi shows a diagram to CJI’s bench while arguing the case
CJI: Now are you trying to confuse us with the diagram.
Dr. Singhvi: I have a strong case milord, not in my interest to confuse. We confuse when we have a weak case.
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A young lawyer appears in NCLT as a proxy for his senior. He says his boss is not available because of his son’s board exams. The bench asks him a few questions. The lawyer said “My boss never lets me appear in NCLT because I am still learning. This is my first. Please adjourn.”
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In
#Delhi
High Court
Lawyer: Lordships, I am occupied my wedding is in two days. Can I argue this case in March ?
Judge: *laughs* don’t worry. I will not come in the way of your marriage
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There is a general sense of animosity between Delhi lawyers and Bombay lawyers. Delhi lawyers think the Bombay one’s complicate their lives too much, Bombay one’s think Delhi one’s don’t know much.
In short, the hey don’t like each other… at all
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The alumnus asked the volunteer if he had heard of the concept of fair use.. the volunteer did not know.. so the alumnus taught a bit of copyright law and became the volunteer’s mentor. This is both heartwarming and funny
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