Friday, September 28, 2018

Legal Eagles - Indu Bhan (2015)

The book talks about the current generation lawyers. The legacy that has been created by the likes of Mr. Ram Jethmalani, Mr. Fali S. Nariman or Mr. Nani Palkhiwala etc. over decades have now being leveraged by the following seven eminent names. There are other eminent names as well but the book avoids controversy of getting too involved with active political faces. They are:
  1. Mr. Harish Salve
  2. Mr. Mukul Rohtagi
  3. Mr. Abhishek Singhvi
  4. Mr. Arvind Datar
  5. Mr. Aryama Sundaram
  6. Mr. Prashant Bhuashan
  7. Mr. Rohington Nariman
Couple of points to be taken from lives of all the lawyers:
  1. They have been hardworking
  2. Have been highly meticulous in what they have pursued
  3. Have struggled to rise to where they have reached
  4. Most importantly, have kept a clarity of professional vs personal life when it comes to balancing life.
  5. Avoided unnecessary confrontation with the judiciary or judge while advocating their clients views. 
Surprisingly, all of these have seen their parents pursuing equally important legal positions in their lives so has early exposure to some of the nuances of the legal system. But the struggle they have faced are still real. While the book talks about some of the landmark cases, these eminent men have been exponents of the details are quite weak. It only focuses on the judgments and final decision by the judges. When days of legal argument has preceded those judgments they must be given some clear explanation in the book. The book has been toned down too much to support non-legal audience. 

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