A Day in a Courtroom
As the case calledout
A 99 Years oldsenior advocate
Entered the courtroom
To argue a case ofgreat importance
As the courtroom wascrowded
The persons carryinghim on a stretcher
Took some time inbringing him
In front of thejudges
Judges looked sadly
Once a great criminal lawyer,
Now lying on astretcher
Counsel began hisarguments,
“My Lords, it isundisputed fact on records
that there isabsolutely no evidence
to show that any ofthe eye witnesses
had got eyes!!
The question ofbelieving them
Does not arise atall”
“Have you raisedthis question
in your crossexaminations?”
The Judge asked
“Defense does notneed to raise
this question incross examination
unless prosecutionhad asserted in chief examination
that the eyewitnesses had got eyes”
The counsel humblysubmitted
The Judge changedthe track,
“Do you know scopeof Art.136?
Have you ever readArt.136?”
(Judge wanted to say that under Art.136 petitions,
The cannot re-look evidences)
“Lots of times!
My Lords! lots oftime!
“In fact I had theprivilege
Of explaining scopeof this Article
To many of YourLordship’s predecessors.”
The counselcontinued,
“Art.136,226 are pari materia
with Sec.125 ofCr.P.C.
They provide formaintenance
For Supreme Court Lawyers’
wife,children and parents”
The counsel thusexplained the scope
Of Art.136 andArt.226 and also
the basic object of legal system!
The Judge turned tobrother judge and asked,
“How many lawyers wehave in Supreme Court?”
“11,500” Brother Judgereplied
“How many SLPsshould we hear
to maintain theirfamilies?”
Judge asked
“2,80,000 per annum”
replied brotherjudge
“And how many SLPsshould we hear
if we want them tolive a decent life?”
Judge asked again
“4,60,000 per annum”
brother judge calculated.
“Can we not declare 10,000 lawyers as surplus
and direct highcourts and district courts to absorb them?”
the Judge asked
“They won’t be absorb 10,000.”
Brother Judgeexplained,
“There is alreadyscarcity of cases
in District Courtsand High Courts.
The lawyers arecommitting suicides
For want of cases!”
The Judge turned toCourt Master
And said, “IssueNotice in this case”
The Counsel furtherargued,
“The questionwhether Art.136 and 226
also provide formaintenance of Supreme Judge’s
wife, childrenand parents, is still pending
before 13 Judges Bench of this Hon’ble Court”
“Is that so?”
Judge asked brotherJudge
“I don’t know
I am new here!”
Brother Judgereplied
The Judge turned toCourt Master
And said, “Issuenotice for bail also in this case”
Counsel furtherargued,
“Kindly give earlydate.
I am suffering fromdementia,
Delirium, arthritis,
And many otherailments
And my 99 YearsLicense to Argue
Is about to expire!”
The Judge orderedearly date
The counsel thankedthe judges
For allowing him toargue from a stretcher
As he could notstand up on his feet.
“It is al’right.
But you should nothave come.
You are embarrassingthis Court”
The Judge said
Counsel replied,
“All my life I haveused
only ACE method ofarguing”
“What is that?”
asked the judge
Counsel replied,
“Abuse the Judge,
Confuse the Judge,and
Embarrass the Judge”
The Counselexplained his
ACE method ofarguing.
Judge turned toCourt Master
And said, “Call thenext matter”
(2)
In the mountains of Tibet
Younger Lama askedElder Lama,
“Is it true that
Art.136 and 226 are pari materia
With Sec.125 ofCr.P.C.?”
“Yes. They are Mokita Pari Materia”
replied elder Lama
“What does word Mokita mean?”
Younger Lama asked
“It means ‘thingswhich everyone knows
but no one speaks’ ”
replied elder Lama
Haresh Raichura
Note: Inspired afterhearing a very respected and aged senior advocate in a High Court. Heexpressed regrets and said he had to come to Court because of pressure from arelative. I have no disrespect for this senior advocate. The poem is whollyimaginary.
2. Mokita is New Guinea buzz word as per my understanding
Haresh A. Raichura 