MeToo – Unburden your baggage, cleanse your soul, save your daughters…

There always is:

A time to get hurt, a time to heal and a time to strike back,

A time to remain silent, a time to contemplate and a time to speak,

A time to suffer, a time to meditate and a time to even the score,

A time to weep, a time to smile and a time to laugh,

A time to mourn, a time to console and a time to dance…

The time to get hurt, remain silent, suffer, weep or mourn is over. The time to heal, contemplate, meditate, smile and console is also over.  The time has now come to strike back, to speak, to even the score, to laugh and to dance. Post 2015 the critical mass of being has shifted from the third to the fourth dimension  - from mere physical territories and existence to the metaphysical  and the borderless ; from shut, closed, meaningless, irrational inhuman chaos and oppression to an open, transparent, well meaning, rational, humane, uncluttered and judicious social order. This can be experienced by issues in which the majority has become interested,  and seeks  support and justice for all. Inclusiveness, environment, health, wellness, spiritual growth, blockchain, artificial intelligence have all become significant and momentous. Century old enactments perpetrating divisiveness and inequity on the basis of color, caste, creed, gender and geographical area are being struck down by the Supreme Court. There is still serious resistance to it all by those who are unable to see the light at the horizon or have vested interest, are afraid of the change from the comfort of the status quo and the known. These changes are a very welcome sign for the growth of homo sapiens.

The #MeToo movement is another facet of the same said energy touching and affecting everybody and taking everyone along, towards a more civilized, humane and harmonized society. It is a process of final recollection, expression and forgiveness. MeToo movement is to bring about better awareness and understanding of the Self and to unburden the baggage, cleanse the soul and enjoy the bliss of existence forever hereafter. It is not just about an individual female, but about every female who has suffered and may suffer at the hands of a fundamentally criminal minded being, who ruthlessly, brutally and without any pity had physically and emotionally exploited her, to get pleasure and satisfy his lust, creating a permanent damage to her person.

The MeToo movement is about recollection of an event that had hurt a woman during her vulnerable days. The transgression is usually by a known elder male colleague, family member or family friend, for whom she had respect and regard, till the happening of the unconceivable, unimaginable and unbelievable. When she was coming of age on her own, becoming aware of her own self to find her identity, her trust was breached, by those with whom she had felt secured. All of a sudden she had found herself   experiencing shock, ordeal, pain and trauma at the emotional and the soul level, by a valued, esteemed and cherished elder human being, exhibiting and exposing the concealed and veiled dark side of his immoral, malicious and evil persona.

Dr. Jekyll in public had transformed to Mr. Hyde when alone with her, inflicting damage, injury and hurt leading to permanent scars. The incident may have lasted a few minutes, but had led to a lifetime of trauma. She was then vulnerable because of self-understanding of social and economic pressures and social milieu around. Seriously handicapped because of lack of communication and support within the family and friends, who may instead of finding answers and solutions would have led her to social ridicule. She had found herself being all alone to fight the unreasonable and unjust, in the process of discovering herself and understanding the true nature of the social structure. She was then injured, hurt and damaged, but had maintained her silence, she had suffered, wept and mourned time and again and always aware that her reaction will have more disastrous consequences and she will have to disappear in oblivion. It was a shock which hit her at the emotional and soul level and at times restrained her from giving her best to the world. Her potential remained eclipsed and dormant. But she continued to heal, contemplate, meditate internally and smile and laugh to the best of her efforts, however the lurking fear and insecurity remained all pervasive, sub-consciously and unconsciously.

The wheel of energy and time, insecurity and fear, vulnerability and desperation has moved full circle. Today she has settled herself, consolidated herself, found her true self, has evolved and matured emotionally and is able to express without fear, her not so happy past experience. The time has come now to express one’s Self clearly, expressly and unambiguously, offload the trauma and to forgive one’s own self for being unable to give back at that point in time and take it all lying down. Forgiveness is not just pardon and reconciliation, but it is releasing resentment and getting justice. MeToo is all about healing oneself by unburdening of the past, which had continued to meet the present and has potential to travel in the future, in times of solitude or every time one comes across that person or hears about him, shamelessly enjoying the fruits of self-glorification in the society.

MeToo movement is not just about the exploited individual females, but also about their sisters and daughters and about all other females in the world whom they have to protect from exploitation and who may suffer at the hands of the sexual predators or their soul equivalents, These deluded by ignorance, enmeshed in senses and addicted to gratification of lust take it for granted that they will not suffer the same trauma for they have no social fear and have necessary wherewithal, to deal with the due process of law and justice. These malicious, spiteful and demoniac minded people not only do not feel shameful and repentant about their ill doings, but continue to contemptuously boast about their abuses and exploits to their friends, bootlickers and sycophants. Sad but true that they find magnificence and glory in unwelcome touches, fingering, molestation and rapes. Their mind is full of greed and lust and their discretion is lost because of hoarded wealth by not so legal means and hired brutal muscle power. These lecherous, demeaned and rotten souls continue to get over their deeds by drowning their mind and drenching their senses in alcohol, drugs and other external stimuli.

The feminine energy is on the rise and it will and must, with full force and ferociousness at its command, hit all those whose hands, fingers, lips, tongue and organ had transgressed and trespassed into unwelcome territories, without respect and love and led to a chilling effect to the simple, self-seeking pious soul, moving in the world to express herself beautifully in a secure and rational world.

Pity the sexual predators, for they have no dignity, respect and love in themselves and for their fellow human beings, more so when they claim themselves to be well off, educated and civilized. These tormented souls demean themselves and the most pious relationship that exist between males and females. Relationship which is the true basis of growth, development and progress of the social order and the human being. They and their soul equivalents exist anywhere and everywhere looking for easy prey, who they think will take it lying down, for they have no choice and will not give back ever. But that never happens. Everyone has to get back what he gives, with interest loaded thereon. Karmic and moral laws are as irreversible and ruthless as physical laws. All events are duly recorded in akaash records forever, good, bad and ugly and their results will follow.

Those who had suffered and carried the burden in their younger days must now express, unburden and relieve themselves of the trauma. However, these predators will have to carry the burden till they are hounded to their grave unless they ask for forgiveness and are forgiven for their misdeeds. A blatant denial, asking for proof and threatening for action of defamation, will only lead to more exposure of their misdeeds and carries the potential of further ridicule by every female in the family and around.

‘Not to complain and not to explain’ is an easy answer, but not the correct answer. The complaint is by the exploited female and her cry has already gone unheard earlier. She has now the means and wherewithal to place the facts in the right perspective. The accused certainly will have to explain to many, particularly those close to him now and admit the deep murky demon existing inside himself, ask for forgiveness and live a better life or speak a hundred more lies and demean his existence further and suffer larger and deeper karmic consequences.

A word of caution to them or their social admonition at early stages would have certainly prevented a repeat performance from taking place, and perhaps, many others could have been saved from agony, but it is never too late, for it will certainly carry necessary impact on them for the rest of their life and one and all around him. Law will have to evolve and provide due compensation for the losses suffered, apart from the social stigma and the exposure of their true colors on the social media, which is wholly imperative and essential. Mr. Hyde will have to be punished for his acts and Dr. Jekyll will also have to penalized and castigated.

In crime all are responsible along with the murderer, those who make the weapon, those who accompany the accused or those who give him open or tacit support. Similarly in sexual exploitation also all are responsible, those who did not acknowledge the fact at the first occurrence, stood up for her or unknowingly and unwittingly gave predator opportunities or encouragement to be alone and attack the victim in dark or seclusion again and again. Therefore, it is not the hunter alone who will have to suffer the trauma, but certainly he will have to suffer it more in the silence of seclusion... forever… going through penance and purification… till they are forgiven here or hereafter…
However, this is not the reflection of the entire society, but the aberrations of the society which the society itself and its lawmakers can make efforts to control and regulate. We don’t want to have a society of exploiters and exploited, criminals and victims. This is a stage of gender justice, but there is no gender war. Every human being has to be just, reasonable and work towards harmony. Exploitation by anybody, in any form, at any time, whether social, economic or physical needs to be checked by all-out effort. Life is all about love, forgiveness, joy, happiness and ecstasy and the undercurrent is always the search of our self, our kingdom, an enlightened experience of truth and justice, where we enjoy the bliss of our existence and that is only possible if those who have suffered, fearlessly unburden themselves of the baggage carried by them.

Aruneshvwar Gupta

24.10.2018

(Acknowledgment to Pallavi Malviya Gupta, Ajita Mutha Sahu and Roli Jindal)

SCAORA - E Journal - Introduction

Strength of any nation is directly proportionate to the integrity of the institutions in the nation and inter-institutional bonding. As the world has moved into 4^th industrial revolution economy and we into 4^th dimension, in a webbed world, the dominant role of institutions in national building, will also depend on the speed at which the institutions can adopt to the evolving technologies and changes. The institution of Supreme Court Advocate on Records creates the most powerful institutional web around it. It stands in the center of the Common-man and State Governments (legislatures and bureaucrats) as litigants, Advocates from High Courts all over the country as associates, Registry of Supreme Court as processing division, Senior Advocate as advisers and leaders and Judges of Supreme Court as teachers and mentors and is, therefore, the most resourceful fulcrum of truth and justice for all.

No other institution has silently observed, diligently supported and magnificently contributed in the power and passions, creativity and glory, fumes and fury, extraordinary and path-breaking accomplishments of the greatest institution in the largest democracy in the world, than the Advocate on Record since 1954 in about 2 million petitions/ appeals filed during that period. The institution of Advocate on Records have a unique position as it has been establishment by Supreme Court under the Supreme Court Rules and has the potentialities and where-with-all to churn out the greatest judges, senior advocates and partners of law firms, for their experience as Advocate on Record, makes them amenable to concurrently and simultaneously play multiple roles in the annals of judiciary.

Bringing out of SCAORA Journal is one of the glorious and celebrated moment, in the history of this institution spreading over a period of 64 years to enable SCAORA members and other Advocates to clearly, firmly, objectively and quantitatively pen their readings, understanding, analysis and thoughts on issues with which they are associated with or have important bearing on the issues to be determined by Supreme Court. SCAORA Journal will help them to expand their own horizons and also provide meaningful material to help the challenges of transformation that is effecting us all and help in firmly establishing the rule of law.

Aruneshwar Gupta

            Editor in Chief

Mummy (06.06.1932 – 16.01.2018)

    Thank you everybody for being with us today. We have gathered together here in the memory of my mother Smt. Shail Gupta, so that together we may acknowledge and share both joy that her life was to us and pain that her passing brings. In sharing the joy and pain together today, may we lessen the pain and remember more clearly the joy. Mummy had completed 85 summers in her life and is survived by us three brothers, one dear sister and nine grand children. She was the oldest of four brothers and one sister at Agra and must have certainly spent much time helping her mother to raise the children and that is how she became an incredibly generous, kind, hard working and strong person. She was so strong that till the last breath she continued to say that she was fine. She was the cause and effect of our birth, existence, background, tradition, culture, belief system and a legacy of her love and perseverance.

    There are no words to describe the closeness with mother and particularly when you know that you have inherited a matching DNA. She was simple, humble, modest, unassuming with deep spiritual foundation. My first memory with Mummy goes back to 1958, when as a three and half years old holding her hand I went to jail to meet my father, when he with many other advocates at Jaipur had courted arrest, while protesting the abolition of High Court Bench at Jaipur. In 1958 we shifted to Jodhpur His Highness Flats. It must have been a very difficult period for her from a four storied huge kothi at Agra to 2800 sq. yrs bungalow in C Scheme in Jaipur to a two bedroom flat on third floor in Jodhpur opposite a zoo. She got me learn handwriting, drawing, music, geometry very early in life. She made me join typing classes, which she knew would be imperative for my profession.

     She would do just everything from growing kitchen garden, maintaining and milking cow, taking out butter using washing machine, making home ice cream using hand run machine to distribution of clothes at kodi khana on fathers’ birthday were carried on with lot of fervor, enthusiasm and zeal. She was the finest known chef ever known to us. She was a wonderful natural entrepreneur and got a knitting machine in 1960’s and loved to knit sweaters for all family members and friends within hours. With my father, who was an enthused traveler, she went round the world in 1971. She was also an ardent book reader and had developed a home library.

      In 1973 my father was elevated as a judge of High Court of Rajasthan and life was than easier and glorious for her, but she continued to work with great spirit of creativity. She undertook distribution of clothes for new born children, resurrected and revived the artist in her by creating some of the finest paintings from her brush. Finally all her talent out performed and her great spirit of entrepreneurship bloomed when she started MilkyWay, one of the first fast food centers in Jaipur. She also made a great social contribution as being President of Durga Vahini, Rajasthan and Vice President of Vishwa Hindu Parishad. Those were her own glorious years as a very affectionate mother, provider of just everything to everybody. She was able to reach zenith of personal satisfaction during that period.

     She has taken the best possible care of us all, her close family and extended family. Like mother earth she just continued to give everything in abundance to everybody. I have had the privilege of having the greatest mom, the way she was… nothing but the best…

     

18.01.2018

Digitization of Courts and Block Chain Technology

 http://www.lawyerscollective.org/the-invisible-lawyer/technological-developments-must-continue-happen-full-freedom-innovations-immunity-conversation-aruneshwar-gupta .. Technological developments must continue to happen with full freedom, innovations and immunity... BCT and its application in crypto currencies are going through a teething periods, they are not drugs or weapons themselves hence not out rightly in-humane. Due to the age of influencers who have vested interest in status quo and excessive information people and people’s mindsets are made up even before a new invention or technology has reached a certain maturity level or before they understand it completely for possible future implications and applications. A fear of possible disaster is there in any new technology that comes up, letters were considered bad news, airplanes were never considered safe, nor were cars, computers were meant to replace humans and credit cards theft was a huge problem. Technology is never good or bad, technology is neutral. The issue of good or bad depends on how it is being used. It may be used to bring about peace, harmony and happiness or people can use it for conflict, disharmony and exploitation...

NAT - NOT2 Principle - Neither a Thinker - Nor Open To Thoughts

            The natural response of some of the wise decision makers to new ideas and projects is based on a mind set. This  mind set exists because of deep insecurity and fear existing at soul level as a result of 947 yrs of onslaught, plunder, loot and rape of  India, but we have to move forward and new ideas with potentialities to create a empowered India has to take shape. These mind sets restrains and kills the ideas manifesting the following:

1. I don't know the direction, but the direction given/taken by you has several obvious defects.
2. I will not act, but when you will act, I can always point out several errors in your actions.
3. I thrive on chaos, therefore, I will not allow creation of development and harmony.
4. What is not under me is against me.
5. I respect and trust you but, not as much as I respect and trust myself, because I know everything and I can do everything, I only don't have sufficient time to do everything.
6. I will not run the race, but I will not allow you to win the race.
7. I know and feel that there is a cosmic energy that moves the system, but all the events that takes place are because I thought them first and because of me.

Seven Wise Questions

1.Why are you doing what u r doing?
Ans. To have a better life for my fellow beings. A large number had effectively contributed their life for the nation for it to be empowered, their sacrifice must not  go in vain. There are many who are interested to effectively contribute in national development and be able to create a better nation

2. Why do you want to disturb the status quo, people are happy the way they are ?
Ans. I am not disturbing the status quo, I am just contributing my best in detoxification of the system a bit, helping people to see that they are entitled to and can lead a better life. To help people get their pie in the cake to which they are entitled

3. What you are doing, has it been done earlier or is there any precedent for what you are doing?
Ans. There is no precedent in India, but after having studied the entire global sports industry including the way associations work, which is about 1 trillion USD, while in India it is only about 1 billion USD, I feel that structural re-engineering will certainly bring in the necessary changes

4. Why are you sure that the changes will certainly happen in the sports industry by enactment of sports Act?
Ans. It is simple logic and not a rocket science. If we put proper agreements in place supported by clear and firm legal structure, money will flow to those, who are the creators of it and that is players in sports. They are the most exploited lot. World over players have economic security worked out for them, which structure we lack in India.

5. Do you think that by doing what you are doing life of sports persons will change ?
Yes, Certainly, it will in due course of time. Life will change once for all, for those who are seeking truth and justice and are committing their life for self development and nations pride

6. If what you think does not happen, than what will happen ?
Ans. I will than find the reason for its not happening and try to do it again, till it happens. We fought 1757, 1857 and finally 1947.When the time comes it will certainly happen,

7. What do you think will be the greatest difficulty you will face in the execution of the project ?
Ans. Whenever you create a thesis, there is an anti-thesis existing. The greatest difficulty is in the mind set of people who think, it will not happen and continue to transmit negative energy. We have a team to constantly diffuse the negativity and create high level of positivity. Time to join the project for the energy level has reached its critical mass and the process of happening of the project is irreversible, the time has come now. Better you join the flow, lest you are left out and will finally accept it with blush and shame. Ha ha ha ha..

Diary Entries - Part 6

30.09.1977 – SCBA disapproves appointment of D.A.Desai J. – The strength of judges was increased from 13 to 17. V.D.Tulzapukar and D.A.Desai JJ. were sworn in as judges of Supreme Court of India. Justice Tulzpurkar was second in seniority as a judge of Bombay High Court. The only judge in Supreme Court from Bombay was Y.V.Chandrachud J. Desai J. was fourth in seniority as judge of Gujarat High Court and was comrade-in-arms with Justice Bhagwati. M.C.Chagla J. (Retd.) had made a statement that Chief Justice B.J.Diwan was a better choice. S.H.Sheth J. who was transferred during emergency was the second senior most judge of Gujarat High Court and Desai J was elevated over and above them. A resolution was passed by Gujarat High Court Bar Association and SCBA joined them to pass the following resolution:

“The Supreme Court Bar Association strongly disapproves the appointment  of Mr. Justice D.A.Desai as a judge of the Supreme Court disregarding the superior claims of more senior High Court Judges including the present Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court. The Association therefore resolves not to attend the swearing-in-ceremony of Mr.Justice D.A.Desai. The Association wishes to put on record its complete satisfaction at the appointment of Mr.V.D.Tulzapurkar to the Supreme Court”.

     However, since the swearing ceremony was one after another with Tulzapukar J. being sworn in first, the members did not have much choice not to attend Deasi J. swearing in ceremony. It was hilarious and also made me wonder the role of SCBA in the real perspective. I thought SCBA had more to do with the members of the bar than with the appointment of judges, which had several overtones and factors attached to it.

    Meeting Smt.Indira Gandhi, former Prime Minister – There was a meeting called at the Canning Lane residence of Mr. D.P.Singh, Senior Advocate and sitting member of Rajya Sabha from Bihar. I accompanied Mr. S.C. Agarwal and found a large number of people gathered in the front lawn. After sometime Smt.Indira Gandhi walked in a very graceful, elegant and quick walk with people following gher. As soon as she entered she saw some empty tea cups lying at the bottom of a tree on the side. She immediately called the waiter moving with the tray to pick up the tea ups lying there. It was amazing to see her observation and how much she cared for such small things. I had a fleeting glimpse of her bright eyes as I stoop folded hand on one side. After she sat down on the chairs and continued to observe around, she said “Mr. Gokhale, I know what exactly what you are thinking, don’t worry Mr. Gokhale”. Mr. Gokhale, former Law Minister was sitting at some distance from her, and everybody laughed out. I was not able to make much out of what she meant, but it was certain that she knew every person and everything going around. I still remembered her voice on the radio in 1971in Jodhpur, saying that she had talked to USSR President and there was nothing to worry about the US 7^th fleet that was moving towards Indian shores, where Indian navy had closed entry to Dacca and Karanchi. We had earlier faced the Indo Park war in 1965, when 198 thousand pound bombs fell in Jodhpur and I had then seen Pakistan jets flying right in front of my eyes. Today it was great seeing her in person and hearing her voice. 

      10.10.1977 – My first Article - On being a son of a judge - I am not aware of the 'olden golden' days nor of the 'future platinum', but today it is a sin to be born in a family of people who are still able to hold to some values of life, an integrity and work hard.  In Chapter VI, shlok 40 - 41 of Bhagavad-Gita in reply to Arjuna’s query, as to what end does that person meet, who though possessed of faith, is unable to control himself and whose mind deviates from yoga, the Blessed Lord articulated –

"O Partha, neither in this world nor in the next is there destruction for him, the doer of  good, O my son, never comes to grief. Having attained to the worlds of the righteous and having lived there for countless years, I who falls from yoga is reborn in the house of the pure and the prosperous"

          I was born and think that similarly several others must have been born in families who still think that purity, integrity and character gives you happiness and takes you to prosperity and up in the social ladder. It is not necessary to resort to manipulation or 'dinner diplomacy', which seems to be the way of the world today. Scott Newman son of Paul Newman said:

“I got no nepotistic help from my father or not much. The only thing my dad helps me get is my foot into the door. But no one in my right mind is going to hire somebody to handle a part just because I’s somebody’s son”.

          My grandfather was the first person in Jaipur to do BA in English in 1914. He obtained LL.B degree in 1926 and joined judicial services in the erstwhile State of Jaipur on January 7, 1929 as Munsif Magistrate. He had an integrity of characters and a confidence in the cosmic energy. He retired as the first Registrar of High Court of Rajasthan on March 31, 1951. 

          My father obtained LL.B degree in 1946 and joined the bar in 1948.  From 1958 to 1973, I had not seen him sleeping before 2 ‘o’ clock in the night. He used to communicate with his clients, scribbling on postcards, while he took us to cinema hall for movie. He was elevated as a judge in 1973. No client ever thought of entering our house. He may not be an outstanding judge, but he was known for his perseverance, integrity and hard work.

          Having graduated from Jodhpur in Rajasthan and being a son of a judge, I walked into the Supreme Court on August 01, 1976 and joined the bar on September 03, 1976. I had left Jodhpur with a single attaché, one Bhagavad-Gita, seven volumes of ‘Complete works of Swami Vivekananda’ and Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson as my prized possession. But as I write this article I feel that to be born as a son of a judge is not a boon. If you are successful, the feeling is “Oh, I is a son of a judge, I is bound to be successful”. If you are not successful, the feeling is “Oh, I is a son of a judge, even then I is not successful”.

Either way it is no pleasure to work hard. The vibes around, in the bar, with all the advocates who were not able to become judges or sons of advocates who were unable to become judges are not so comforting. These are feelings and thoughts  at the thresh hold of my carrier, let’s see how events unfold.

      Lust for Life – Biography of Vincent Van Gough by Irving Stone; p. 33-34 – Some lines which will continue to guide me -

…and after a few blocks passed Rembrandt’s old home at Zeestraat ..

“He died in poverty and disgrace”, said Mendes in an ordinary tone as they passed the old house.

…..

“He didn’t die unhappy, though” said Vincent

“No” replied Mendes, “He had expressed himself fully and he knew the worth of what he had done. He was the only one in his time who did.”

“Then did it make it all right with him, the fact that he knew? Suppose he had been wrong? What if the world had been right in neglecting him?”

“What the world thought made little difference. Rembrandt had to paint. Whether he painted well or badly didn’t matter, painting was the stuff that held him together as a man. The chief value of art, Vincent, lies in the expression it gives to the artist. Rembrandt fulfilled what he knew to be his life purpose; that justified him. Even if his work had been worthless, he would have been a thousand times more successful than if he had put down his desire and become the richest merchant in Amsterdam”

“I see”

“The fact that Rembrandt’s work brings joy to the whole world today” continued Mendes, as though following his own line of thought., “is entirely gratuitous. His life was complete and successful when he died, even though he was hounded into his grave. The book of his life closed then, and it was a beautiful wrought volume. The quality of his perseverance and loyalty to his idea is what was important, not the quality of his work”

“But how does a young man to know, he is choosing rightly Mijnheer? Suppose he thinks there is something special he must do with his life, and afterwards he founds out he wasn’t suited to that at all?”

…..

“You can never be sure about anything for all the time, Vincent”, said Mendes. “You can only have the courage and strength to do what you think is right. It may turn out to be wrong, but you will at least have done it, and that is important thing.  We must act according to the best dictates of our reason and then leave it to God to judge of its ultimate value. If you are certain at this moment that you want serve our maker in one way or another, then that faith is the only guide you have to the future. Don’t be afraid to put your trust in it.”

….

“Every person has an integrity,  a quality of character, Vincent,” said Mendes… “and if he observes it, whatever he does well turn out well in the end. If you had remained  an art dealer, the integrity that makes you the sort of man you are would have made you a good art dealer. The same applies to your teaching. Someday you will express yourself fully, no matter what medium you may choose.”

       Arguments in Bangalore Water Supply Vs. Union of India - A Constitutional Bench of Chief Justice M.H.Beg, Justice Y.V.Chandrachud, Justice P.N.Bhagwati, Justice V.K. Krishna Iyer, Justice Jaswant Singh, Justice V.D.Tulzapurkar and Justice D.A.Desai was constituted to settle the issue relating to the definition of Industry. There were judgments of Supreme Court of India and 9 judgments of High Court of Australia. I read each one of them and also all the judgments referred in those judgments, made copious notes, made all possible efforts to understand the flow of the arguments by senior advocates and took down copious notes of each senior arguing and observations of the Hon’ble Judges. The difference of approach, almost diametrically opposite, of Justice Krishna Iyer and D.A. Desai on one side and Justice Tulzapulkar on the other was interesting. Divisiveness seems to be the law of nature.

        Other friends and colleagues

Met Anil Kumar Gupta and Advocate from Lukhnow and one of the first junior to R.K.Garg. Anil Kumar Gupta like R.K.Garg had great leaning for the trade unions and had a good practice on the criminal side and service matters. Along with Anil Kumar Gupta I met  Brij Bhushan Sharma @ Bhushan Uncle, who was commuting every day from Ghaziabad and had joined Anil Kumar Gupta in September 1977. Anil Kumar Gupta used to keep his files in the chamber of Mr. R.A. Gupta, 35, Lawyers Chambers and was operating from Bar Library, till chamber was allotted to him in November 1978 along with S.K. Dhingra. K.B Rohatagi and Shiv Pujan Singh were other friends in the group. K.B.Rohatgi was instrumental in the first break in election of A.K.Sen as the President of SCBA after the reign and dominance of Mr. M.C.Setalvad for years.

     My First Cheque: Mr. Narayan Nettar, Advocate on Record for the State of Karnataka was also using the chambers of Ramamurti & Co. and I developed good relationship with me. One day he told me that will it be possible for me to draft Statement of Case for the matters in which Special Leave was granted and the paper books were ready for hearing. He candidly told me that he is paid Rs.400 for drafting the same and will pay me Rs.200 out of the same. I quickly drafted three Statement of Case and he gave me my first cheque of Rs.600. Now I was on my own and could earn my living by my own labor. I enrolled myself as a member of the SCBA.