Shut Up Counsel

I’ve wanted to say this for a long time, and I know I’ll probably get a lot of hate for it. Can we please stop reducing our festivals to liquor parties, DJ nights and dating events? Open @district_india or @bookmyshow around Navratri and you’ll find endless “Garba Parties”, “Dandiya Nights” and DJ events. You can party any day of the year. Nobody is stopping you. But why do we need to appropriate a religious festival to do it? Garba and Dandiya have a religious and cultural significance, particularly in devotion to Maa Amba in Gujarat. Yet, increasingly, some of these events have become little more than offline Tinder, Hinge or Grindr. The same thing happens with Diwali. We turn it into a drinking and party night while the religious significance of the festival gets pushed into the background. Ram, Krishna, Lakshmi and the traditions associated with the festival barely feature. And honestly, there is nothing inherently “secular” about these festivals. They emerge from religious traditions and are deeply connected to religious practice. Our Constitution protects the freedom to profess, practise and propagate religion under Article 25. If you want a secular celebration, create one. Pick a day like 15 August or 26 January and celebrate it every year. Have your DJ, drinks, parties and everything else. But let our festivals remain festivals. Let Garba be Garba. Let Diwali be Diwali. Let religious traditions retain their meaning, even if that means some people choose not to participate. Not everything needs to be secularised, commercialised or turned into a party. Sometimes, preserving the religious character of a festival is itself a form of respecting the tradition.

I don't understand why Punjabi farmers don't care about the struggles of people in Delhi and keep burning the Stubble. Down South you don't see such a stupid practice.

AQI at 636? I feel like I am put in a Nazi Gas Chamber being in Delhi. My health is badly affected. @DelhiGovDigital it is high time you notify work from home. This is way too dangerous.

Idk what others' opinion is, but a death without losing dignity is preferable to living a life making peace with humiliation, sub-standard treatment, poverty and pressure.

Law is the most depressing profession. It sucks the life from your body and gives nothing in return.

Today I learnt why we shouldn't share our problems with others. A gentleman who I knew asked me for the first time about my personal life [family related] and when I shared my struggle and other issues. Without a second thought, he just said "Who doesn't have problems in life Mr" "If we ask people to exchange eachother's problems, they will forever choose their own" I was dumb found on hearing such a thing from this person. I do not expect him to be empathetic but at the least, he could have reacted in a better manner than brushing it off like how he did. This is a life lesson for me.

Why do we have Order 7 Rule 11 cases reaching the SC via SLP. The cost of 7(11) Petitions before the SC appears to be higher than actually contesting it and closing the case.

I was reading a case file, such lucid drafting, just by reading it once, I briefed the Sr. Associate and we closed the case by 7 pm [preparation]

I read this book and would definitely recommend it, you folks.

Setting aside all the jibes made by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul against Justice DY Chandrachud in his memoir, it does display an accurate picture of Khaitan & Co. Except for the huge ass salary, Khaitan & Co has been the same in 1980s when SK Kaul joined. Taxing the juniors for every penny given to them...........

I can see a huge fight in silence here.

I had a very bad day today [30/10/26]

Looking at the attacks being made on Justice DY Chandrachud, I can say one thing History will be kind to him.

Is HMJ Bagchi undoing the previous SIR Order? Interesting.....

Wah bhai, dynasty is being established? the said BCI member is younger to me lol

GenZ ke Chakkar mei BJP and INC ke neta MUN chala rahe hai lol Sir, may I also volunteer to be on the EB? I have chaired MUNs in the past and I can also say a loud NO when a delegate disagrees with me, like Mr Brila.

It is saddening to see people target a law firm and an advocate merely for representing a party. An advocate is duty-bound to represent a client who seeks legal assistance and present their case in accordance with the law. It is for the Court to determine the merits of the arguments advanced. This is no different from criticising an advocate for representing a terrorist or an accused in a heinous crime. The right to legal representation cannot depend on whether we agree with the client’s views. Even those we strongly oppose are entitled to legal counsel. Let me be clear: I oppose the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act 2026 and stand firmly with the transgender community in their fight for dignity, equality and constitutional rights. I also strongly oppose the regressive, transphobic organisation in question and believe that its locus standi, motives and attempts to influence India’s domestic affairs must be challenged vigorously before the courts. But our opposition must be directed at the organisation, its arguments and its actions, not at an advocate for discharging their professional duty. We must fight this battle through constitutional principles and the judicial process, not by demanding that lawyers be punished for whom they represent. My solidarity with the trans community is unwavering. Sooner the act shall be held unconstitutional is my hope.

I'm proven right lol