Wired: Pending (yet) another look | Ragging cured yet? | Remove KGB | Poor man's advocate, RIP

Monday, 5 August 2013 By Legally India Legally Wired

Pending (yet) another look: Chief Justice of India (CJI) P Sathasivam has promised that immediately after disposal of the Mullaperiyar dam case a constitutional bench would be constituted to look into the problem of the Supreme Court’s pending cases [PTI]

Ragging cured yet? “Ragging on the campuses of premier institutions is more or less over. What awaits freshers is loads of fun and a series of interesting traditions that they have to follow with their seniors.” reports [TOI]. Last year Legally India reported how even though ragging at law schools has decreased, even its less sinister forms sometimes had negative consequences

Remove KGB: NGO Common Cause moved the SC on Friday seeking direction for removal of former CJI KG Balakrishnan as the chairman of the National Human Rights Commission [BS]

“Poor man’s advocate”, RIP: The Andhra Pradesh HC’s senior-most advocate – 83-year-old senior advocate C Padmanabha Reddy - passed away on Saturday at the residence of his son, AP HC Justice C Praveen Kumar Reddy, in Hyderabad on Saturday. He had argued the highest number of murder cases in the country and was also called the “poor man’s advocate” [Deccan Chronicle]

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Dazed and Confused 6 Aug 2013, 04:27
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Mr. Padmanabha Reddy was a gentleman and an advocate of uncommon skill and dedication. I was fortunate to work with him, in his later years, and see what it means to be a member of this profession. His serious exploration of the law, his honesty before the bench and his calm deportment were hallmarks of his distinction and a quiet rebuttal to those who rely on bombast, obfuscation and "face effect" to make their cases.

He won't get much ink from Delhi-Mumbai centric press, but that was never his goal. The many simple people for whom he obtained justice, even more numerous than the many luminaries who relied on him, will remember Mr. Reddy every day for the freedom they enjoy because of his dedication and skill.
Rao 6 Aug 2013, 11:05
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Mr. Reddy was an icon of a generation now "extinct". He respected juniors and mind you, that is such a rarity today with Senior Counsels and "senior" advocates. He was soft-spoken and never raised his voice even when arguing before a bench with IQ < a child. When his colleagues charged the moon, he still stuck to his traditional fee pattern... which was at times less than a tenth of what people with 1/10 his capability were charging. One of his greatest virtue was that, he would share his meager fees with the junior who brought the case to him, WITH A SMILE. All the poor and middle class accused will now have a tough time. Sir, pray for your heavenly journey.
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