Category: Mentorship
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A Judgment that I wrote in a case of false implication by the Police
Many of you have reached out to me, over the last few months and years, for copies of judgments and orders that I wrote – during my tenure as a Trial Court Judge. Many of these are available on IndianKanoon, but not all. Here’s one that was sent to me recently by someone, which wasn’t…
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15 things that you must do when you get a new case file/brief (Young Lawyer Diaries)
*Part of the ‘Letters to a Young Lawyer’ series. This series is inspired by my conversations with my brilliant younger colleagues at the Chambers. This is how it goes: Congratulations, you’ve got a brief! 1. Look at the brief admiringly! (But not for long lest people start suspecting your sanity!). Well, Congratulations – this brief…
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Journey of a civil case. (from filing of plaint to execution) (Webinar)
A Masterclass on the journey of a civil case as it passes through various stages of litigation process.
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Understanding white collar crime (webinar)
A great conversation with Beyond Law CLC team and young lawyers/law students from P&H, and across the country on issues relating to White Collar Crime (WCC) defence. The conversation ranged from : What really is ‘White Collar Crime’? and the criminology behind it, to a brief overview of principles of corporate criminal liability and salient features of…
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The Art of Justicing: The Story of Justice Gita Mittal
First published on Bar and Bench A call from the High Court is a big thing, whoever and wherever one is – in life. Especially when you are a 25-year-old Magistrate, and it is your parent High Court. It fills you with excitement and dread. One late afternoon, during my stint as a Magistrate at Dwarka Courts,…
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A few words for the young litigator…
I distinctly remember. This was 2011. This was one of my first mandates, as a freshly minted 21 year old lawyer. I read and prepared for days. The research was reasonably good. I also had a proper speech in place. The speech had a beginning, a middle, and an end; it was also full of…
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