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In fact, during a meeting, when a particular point of law was questioned, he asked me to get a specific SCC volume and even knew the exact page number where the question of law was answered in the positive. It took me a while to come to terms with how knowledgeable and well-read the man was. It was simply inhuman.
AIR and ITR journals for multiple years were falling apart because of extensive use. Usually, seniors buy SCC or AIR manuals for multiple years but rarely ever use them. They serve as a good background for a Zoom call. However, for the first time, every single book had highlights, underlinings, bookmarks, and flags.
And the reading never stopped. Every couple of weeks, either an author would send him a copy of their latest book/commentary, or his friend, who was a bookstore owner would show up at the chambers with the latest books. Books about history, politics, economics, and everything under the sun. He would slowly but surely make time to read them all, despite how busy he was.
Really gave me some perspective about how much effort it takes to reach the top. I am an avid reader myself, but I can never imagine coming even close to that man. It was inspiring and intimidating at the same time. I wish I reach that level someday, but as of now, it is a distant dream.
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2. He must definitely be underlining cases and paras relevant to case at hand.
3. His associates will also be underlining texts relecant to briefs assigned to them
4. As far as remembering page no. of a case is concerned, he must have done it deliberately to impress the intern. A cheap ploy designed by Sr Advs to showcase how brilliant and magnanimous they are