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Jul 21, 2022 12 tweets 4 min read Read on X
Thread (1 to 8 ) 1/ A liftman in my chamber building recently committed suicide. We are taught in colleges that Law is considered science of social engineering.

Then can we explain position of law relating to suicide of this liftman ?
2/ He was in his 40th year. He used to salute me everytime I enter and leave lawyers chambers. Like all other lawyers, I also used to give him tips. But then nothing more.
3/ When I heard about his sudden suicide, I first time realised that he too was a human being with emotions. So far I used to see him only as a liftman.
4/ I learned that his wife abused him that he had illicit affairs with some other woman. She can to his place of work and abused him in front of his all other coworkers. She defamed him publicly.

And that night he committed suicide.
5/ The trends in laws in India are pro-women and anti-husband. There may be very few reported judgements of supreme court and high court where emotional turmoils of husbands are discussed.
6/ I wonder how laws could have prevented suicide of the 40 year old liftman who used to salute lawyers everyday.
7/ This suicide has left many questions unanswered in mind. In 40 years, I do not remember even a single case where I have got a judgement in favour of a husband
8/ I dedicate this post that liftman, whose even name I do no know. I never asked him his name!

#India #lawyers #law #lawschool #lawstudents #highcourt #supremecourt #work #legal #familylaw
9/ In Democracy, one person or even few thousand people cannot change laws.

To change laws someone has to knock at the doors of courts with 1) Right Arguments and 2) Righ Compilation of facts and 3) right compilations of previous decisions of various courts.
10/ And apart from courts, someone has to write letters to people at top whose opinions matters to government.

Only a rightly directed, reason based movement, can change biased law enactments.
11/ In childhood, we were told that God will solve our problems.

In adulthood, we are told that the Government will change laws.

And Krishna, said to Arjuna,"You have to fight your own battle. I can only guide you."

You have to choose.
12/ It is unfair to expect that lawyers will fight these battles pro bono.

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Feb 12, 2023
1/ Thread (8) Young Lawyers who want to learn Criminal Law without help of any guide or mentor, may consider following points.
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1) Criminal law is a "Tacit Knowledge" (Knowledge that is learned by doing a task. Just like learning to ride on a bicycle. Here the whole body learns the skill when a job is actually being done.)
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2) To learn from a case, you must have access to some actual record of a criminal case.
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Feb 10, 2023
1/ (7) Young lawyers often feel stuck in their career. They may try following exercise.

This exercise is called "20 Sentence Completion Exercise"
2/ Write, "I feel stuck in my life because ........ ".

Then complete this sentence 20 times. This will take out all worries from your mind and will put them on paper where you can see them.
3/ Then write, "I feel unstuck because .....".

Now, complete this sentence 20 times.

Here are some examples which have guided me :
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Feb 10, 2023
1/ (6)Young lawyers who do not like Criminal Law, may consider following points.

Crimes happen in morning.
Crimes happen in Afternoon.
Crimes happen in evening..
Crimes happen during nights.
2/ Rich people commit crimes.
Poor people commit crimes.
Middle class people commit crimes.

Crimes happen in posh colonies.
Crimes happen in slums.
3/ Crimes happen in winter.
Crimes happen in summer.
Crimes happen in monsoon.

In criminal law you need to master only three laws.

In criminal law you need to read judgements on only three laws.
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Feb 10, 2023
1/ (5)Young lawyers may find it helpful to keep a "Chronicle of Mistakes".

In young age, we are bound to make mistakes. After a hearing is over, we have lots of second thoughts on what we could have done differently to win the case.
2/ But by then, the bus has left. We feel sorry and guilty.

Following point can be remembered to reduce stress of discovering our own mistakes.
3/ "It is okay to be wrong. It is okay to commit mistakes. I showed up and I tried. And that is what it matters. "

It helps to keep a Chronicle of mistakes or a Learning Journal, to record what we could have done differently.
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Feb 10, 2023
1/ (4)Young lawyers need to be clear about their fee policies.

I hear lots of juniors who complain that clients exploit them and pay them very low fees.

Following point can be remembered to reduce stress of being paid low fees.
2/ "Fee is not always in cash. It can also be rewards of other kinds".

Since 1982, my fee policy is :

"Whatever you can pay. You should be comfortable. And I should also be comfortable. You should not expect me to spend from my own pocket".
3/ My definition of "My being Comfortable" kept changing upward as my clients base grew.

Let me know if this suggestion is helpful and practical.

(c) Haresh Raichura 10th February.2023.

#lawyers #law #lawstudents #lawschool #lawyerlife
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Jul 22, 2022
Thread (1 to 13) "Sir, how to write judgements? I am preparing for #judiciary exams" asked a final year law student.

1/ I have no idea whatsoever about how judiciary exams are being conducted and what types of judgements they want candidates to write in exam.
2/ But this post can give you my perspectives on judgement writing.

First, in your mind, replace word "Judgement" with word "Opinion".
3/ A trial court's Judgement is only a Trial Court Judge's written opinion about case before him.
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