Category Archives: Arguing skill

How to look intelligent while discussing any topic of law. A practical tip.

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To improve your expressions in courts, you need to rehearse the way you express your thoughts. One easiest way to do this is to discuss topics of law with your friends on tables of the library or in the tea canteen.

When you are discussing a current law topic with your friends in Bar, try to discuss a pattern instead of discussing a stand alone incident.

Here is an example :

Instead of discussing Hajib Row Verdict by Karnataka High Court, as a stand alone judgement, try to discuss a whole pattern from Sabrimala Temple Judgement of Supreme Court to Hijab Row Verdict.

Discuss what Justice R. F. Nariman has said in the Sabrimala Case.

Then discuss what Justice Indu Malhotra has said in that judgement. Discuss why did she give a dissenting opinion. What did she say.

Then discuss similar judgements discussed in this Hijab Row Verdict.

And above all, do not express your own  personal views during the debate. Discuss what judges have discussed. Reserve your personal opinion for the time being. Do not express your personal opinions unless you are called upon to express your personal views. And then also reveal your personal views with disclaimer that your view is not final and you are open to change your view if you come across a more rational view.

Do not let other think that you are biased in favour of one or another view.

Because, here, in this place, your only and only aim to sharpen your own debating skill.

Just argue plus and minus points of arguments of each judge.

Now you cannot debate in above way unless you have read those judgements.

So you need to read those judgements, one day earlier, in order to debate immpressivly.

In Bar Room Tea Clubs, if you see that on some table some senior advocates are debating some issue, you may find that they are discussing similar to the ways pointed out by me above.

(Copyright) Haresh Raichura 16th March, 2022

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Stategy to argue when the Bench is negative

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Seeking adjournment on seeing that the bench before which case is listed is not likely to grant relief ….is a bad strategy.

Because situation may be same on next date too.

Best strategy is to

1) Proceed with arguments and

2) to argue more precisely if the Bench is negative,

3) Level up your arguments to higher level so that even negative judges agree with your submission.

4) Even if they don’t, on personal level, you will have uplifted your arguing skill and respect of others.

This is the best strategy. The cases may be won, cases may be lost. The clients may come, clients may go.

But you must continue to grow in arguing skills every time you stand up before a judge !!!

(c) Haresh Raichura 4/1/20
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