Category Archives: Justice Katju

Why Justice Katju was popular among lawyers in spite of his harsh words?

Standard
This is based on what I overheard yesterday in Supreme Court Bar Library. Two senior advocates (names forgotten) were discussing why Justice Katju was popular in Bar in spite of his harsh words. (He recently said, 90% Indians are fools).

The senior advocate recalled instances were Justice Katju had openly insulted a lawyer for his inefficiency, in front of his clients.

Even the top most and richest lawyers of India felt insecure in his court. They never knew when Justice Katju will expose their hypocrisy in open court, in front of other lawyers and in front of their clients.

And yet he was popular in Bar. Why?

According to this senior advocate, the Judge used to give “relief” to all lawyers whenever their matters deserved grant of relief.

This raises another question, “Do all other judges not grant “relief” to lawyers whenever their matters deserve grant of relief?”

I think answer to this question need not be spelled out.
It is a matter for other judges to introspect.
Haresh Raichura
5th May, 2012




90% Middle Class Indians may not be fools, but they may need training in Critical Thinking Skills

Standard
Justice Katju may be wrong if he says that 90% Indians are fools. But he may be right if he says that 90% Middle Class Indians need training in Critical Thinking Skill.

I have read the explanation of Justice Katju on a link sent by a tweeter friend. It appears to me that he never meant to insult our intelligence.

He was only trying to say, in his own disruptive way, that 90% Middle Class Indian needs training in Critical Thinking Skills.

Since time of Socrates, we are developing Critical Thinking Skills by asking questions. 

There is nothing special about Critical Thinking Skills. There are certain Fallacies in Reasoning Process.


All you need to do is to be aware about at least 10 Fallacies.


Once you have learned at least 10 fallacies in reasoning, you will be good at Critical Thinking.


Once You have ability to think critically, you will be able to see Truth more clearly.


If you want to learn these Fallacies, all you need to do is to search, “Mission Critical” on Google Search. Once you find the site go to MAIN MENU.

It won’t take you more than few hours to learn 10 Fallacies in reasoning.

Haresh Raichura
24/4/2012