On 3 December, Justice Mishra while hearing a case had warned senior lawyer Gopal Shankarnarayanan of contempt & conviction if he did not stop repeating arguments.
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While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
Agree with Gopal Vaidya. Written submissions allow for better, more transparent arguments, save time and streamline judicial functioning. No wonder we have the mob celebrating the breakdown of institutional justice delivery. The common man is fast losing the little faith he had in our systems. I refer of course to the “encounter” killing of four undertrials today.
This is all about arrogance – whether it is about a lawyer who walked off or a judge who threatened contempt. But what is clear that our procedures need modernization. The age of long drawn out legal arguments is over, even more so in all higher courts. Higher courts should be all about legal issues and verbal arguments should be minimized to a summary. The detail must be in written briefs. Sadly, the decrepit legal system resists all attempts at reform. This irrelevant argument shows how disconnected our self appointed elites are with the needs of the country.
A judge is entitled to manage the judicial time. If a lawyer is long winded and continues to waste court’s time, the judge is justified in directing the lawyer to cut short his argument. What can a judge do if a lawyer pushes his luck and defies judge’s direction?
Agree with Gopal Vaidya. Written submissions allow for better, more transparent arguments, save time and streamline judicial functioning. No wonder we have the mob celebrating the breakdown of institutional justice delivery. The common man is fast losing the little faith he had in our systems. I refer of course to the “encounter” killing of four undertrials today.
This is all about arrogance – whether it is about a lawyer who walked off or a judge who threatened contempt. But what is clear that our procedures need modernization. The age of long drawn out legal arguments is over, even more so in all higher courts. Higher courts should be all about legal issues and verbal arguments should be minimized to a summary. The detail must be in written briefs. Sadly, the decrepit legal system resists all attempts at reform. This irrelevant argument shows how disconnected our self appointed elites are with the needs of the country.
A judge is entitled to manage the judicial time. If a lawyer is long winded and continues to waste court’s time, the judge is justified in directing the lawyer to cut short his argument. What can a judge do if a lawyer pushes his luck and defies judge’s direction?