Become a Murderer To Argue for Murder Accused? Judge!

In a statement  delivered in a case in Bangalore Court, a Judge advised the lawyer who was arguing in a Divorce case

” “you are unfit to argue this case.  You do not know real life.  Why are you arguing like this?  He is your (client’s) partner, not a stranger.  Family matters should be argued only by married people, not spinsters.  You should only watch.”

By this Logic, only one who is convicted of Murder can argue for a Murder accused!

However if we look at the Judge’s statement.it seems correct that married people can better understand the nuances of married Life and its nuances.

It is curious that funny observations like ‘Swalpa adjust maadi(adjust a little)-in  a case involving wife being.voiding  the dissolution of a marriage on a funny ground, seem to emanate from Bangalore.

Are the judges in Bangalore funny or  the instances are reported only from Bangalore?

Story:

In a story first published by the Bangalore Mirror and available here it was revealed that Justice K. Bhaktavatsala of the division bench interrupted the woman advocate who was arguing the case for the wife to ask whether she was married.  When she replied that she was not married the judge said “you are unfit to argue this case.  You do not know real life.  Why are you arguing like this?  He is your (client’s) partner, not a stranger.  Family matters should be argued only by married people, not spinsters.  You should only watch.”  The judge then asked the other advocate appointed on behalf of the wife whether he was married.  When he said he was the judge said it would be better if he argued the case.

While the case is astonishing just for the pure ridiculousness of the above statements, it, unfortunately does not end there.

The couple had been fighting the divorce case for five years at this point.  They lived together for a few months after marriage and have a daughter.  The lower court rejected the divorce plea and the Husband than approached the High Court.  The High Court found that the matter could not be settled and ordered that it be heard on the merits.

At the most recent hearing the Wife said she was willing to reconcile.  The Husband wanted a three month trial period.  The judge wanted the parties to go out to lunch!  He counseled the parties that “you will be happy together.  In every family there are difference.  You have a young daughter and both of you are software engineers.  But if you separate, don’t think you will have a great time outside.  Nobody will respect both of you.  I have seen the case of two doctors who divorced.  Both did not get good partners later.  You will repent at leisure.”  The court ordered the parties to reappear in a week with their young daughter.

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