This is actually a poem to advice law students who want to start practice directly in Supreme Court. This poem was composed by me. This poem is in form of a dialogue between two lama on how such a law student can obtain skills for arguing in Supreme Court.
In the mountain ofTibet
Younger Lama asked
a purely hypothetical question,
“Assume for a moment
That a fresh law graduate
Decides to start practice inSupreme Court!
He has no knowledge
Of Trial Court or High Courtpractice
He joins office of a SeniorAdvocate
Who hardly gets any time to teach
Now and then, Junior Advocate gets chance
To learn to ask for pass overs, keep backs andadjournments
Occasionally, he gets chance toargue and shine up
In a matter where there are no hopes
And he gets depressed by losing it
He sits in court and listens toother matters
But since he has no access to any casepaperbooks,
He is unable to understand
Context in which these argumentsare being made
He learns mainly by
Hanging around inSupreme Court!
Is there a better way by which he can learn?”
Younger Lama asked
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Since the question was purely hypothetical,
Elder Lama gave a hypothetical answer,
“Assume for a moment
That in Supreme Court,
There is a library of UpcomingAppeals
Which are coming up for final hearings
The junior advocate will go in thislibrary,
He will sign in a register,indicating
Upcoming appeal which he wants tostudy
Librarian will give him extra paperbook of this appeal
On condition that he will be freeto make pencil notes,
But he will not copy anything frompaper book,
Nor will he take paper book out ofthe library room.
The junior advocate will study thecase,
Will make his pencil notes and
Will return the paper book tolibrarian
He will then get an opportunity
To research on the upcoming case
And he will also get chance to listenand to see
How the case is actually argued incourt.
In this way he can learn faster.”
Elder Lama replied.
Haresh Raichura
Ps. In USSupreme Court, there may be such a library. Because, this description of library is found in novel “Pelican Brief”by John Grisham
Haresh A. Raichura 