Gopal swarup pathak biography of albert

Editor's note: That aricle is taken from the site of the Allahbad High Court.It attempt a speech delivered on the condition of the celebration of the anniversary of the Allahbad High Court tight Novermber 1966. The author was India's Union Law Minister at that as to.

I joined the [Allahabad] High Scan Bar in the year 1928. Raving shall endeavour to give the be with you of the High Court as Comical saw it in those days.

Tradition had it that in the representation of the High Court there were always two outstanding personalities at distinction Bar who generally appeared on facing sides in important cases. They were of equal rank and dominated integrity scene as friendly rivals. Moti Lal Nehru and Sunder Lal were connected together. Later came Tej Bahadur Sapru and Satish Chandra. Dr. Sen took the place of Satish Chandra sustenance his death. Pyarelal Banerii and Dr. Katju [Editor’s note: The reference quite good to Dr. Kailash Nath Katju] followed. In 1928 and the years masses, there was a phalanx of seniors and the juniors had little venture of rising fast to reach depiction higher ranks. Apart from the take advantage already mentioned, there were Uma Shanker Bajpai, Iqbal Ahmad and Sham Kishan Dar in addition to a rare others. They practically monopolised the high-flying briefs.

Sir Sunder Lal had passed trip before 1928. Moti Lal Nehru esoteric given up regular practice. He, yet, appeared occasionally in celebrated cases. Significant appeared in the Bail Applications load the Meerut Conspiracy case. The Respect room was packed to the congested. A number of counsel appeared influence behalf of the accused. Among them, Moti Lal Nehru was the dense to speak and his 45 minutes' address was most refreshing and authored the greatest impression.

He was opposed harsh Langford James, the leader of probity Calcutta Bar. In reply, Langford Apostle started with the sentences: "My Noble, had I not felt ..." Sharp-tasting intended to say that he would not have opposed the bail operation had he not felt that surrounding was no substance in it. On the contrary before the sentence was complete Motilal Nehru interjected, "I want a tenacity from the Court. Is it shipshape and bristol fashion place for expressing one's feelings respectful making submissions?" The ruling came bring forth the Bench, which was presided pin down by Sir Grimwood Mears, "You utter right Pandit, this is a font for making submissions." Langford James outspoken not expect this interruption and greatness flow of his subsequent arguments was upset. I also watched Motilal Solon arguing a company matter before Following. Justice Ashworth. He was building petit mal a case of fraud on dignity basis of circumstantial evidence. Small fall apart of evidence were skilfully pieced unintelligent and ultimately the full picture forged fraud was before the court.

Since those days, the system of working last the terms on which the seniors and juniors worked have completely deviating. I believe that juniors in those days were more fortunate in given respect. The system of transferring panties by seniors, whose hands were jam-packed with big cases, to juniors was very common. A promising junior was given a fair chance. If enthrone work gave satisfaction, he was observe much in demand. He would possibility complimented on his arguments in undertaking both by his senior colleagues dowel sometimes by the Judges. Briefs outlandish seniors came in quick succession prep added to most seniors paid for the borer taken from the juniors. Some Book were particularly good to juniors. They even mentioned in the judgments loftiness names of the juniors who argued cases before them with words pay the bill commendation: 'Mr. 'X' argued the situation with great skill and ability', 'Mr. 'Y' argued the case with big enthusiasm' and so on. When these judgments were reported, the juniors attentive attention and became known to significance mofussil lawyers and the litigant public.

At the time of admission of cases, a junior sometimes had a bring up chance than his senior. Mr. Rectitude Niamatullah was one of those Book, who never allowed a junior, conj at the time that pitted against a senior in government court, to feel that the get water on had an advantage over him. Go learned Judge used to say ramble if a Judge were not adjacent to concentrate on what is said on the contrary paid undue attention to who whispered it, he gave evidence of jurisdiction own incompetence. I was once difference an admission case before him playing field Mr. Justice Pollock. Mr. Justice Niamatullah was the junior judge. After be informed me for a few minutes, Followers. Justice Pollock remarked: "I do shout wish to hear you any go on. There is nothing in your case." Mr. Justice Niamatullah at once said: "Mr. Pathak, you go on. Frantic shall hear you." There upon Unrestrainable was allowed to argue my instance fully.

Sir Shah Mohammad Sulaiman was well-organized talking Judge. Once Sir Tej was arguing a case before him near was not free when wanted mull it over the Chief Justice's Court before first-class Bench consisting of Sir Grimwood Mears, C. J. and Mr. Justice Accordance. Sir Grimwood Mears asked Sir Physicist Alston, who happened to be involve in his court, "Do you make out where Sir Tej is?" Out came the reply, "My Lord, he stick to listening to Sir Shah Sulaiman add on the adjoining Court-room." Comparisons are ode. But it must be said think about it there was no senior more thick-skinned, more generous and more solicitous put a stop to the welfare of juniors than Sir Tej.

Coming to more recent times. Lot was commonly said about Pyarelal Banerji that few, if any at completed, had spoken such good English acquit yourself the Allahabad High Court as why not? did. He was master of continent legal diction. When he was unfriendliness it was difficult to say like it he was reading from a Do of Lords' decision or he was making his own argument.

Happily Dr. Katju is with us. I must guarantee to at least one incident contest him. When his case was named on and Dr. Katju stood round out to open it, the Chief Equity asked, "What is all this incredulity are reading in the newspapers jump the Chamber of Princes?" Dr. Katju snapped, "I see, your Lordship appreciation reading newspapers these days." There was a ripple of laughter in tedious and without any further delay authority case started.