It was lunchtime at court.
Lawyers ran out like school kids when the bell rings.
Everyone wanted food, water… and a place to sit!
One hungry lawyer came in first.
He spotted an empty chair next to a table.
There was just one lonely bag sitting on it.
He looked around, saw no one coming, and said,
“Chairs are for people, not handbags!”
He moved the bag gently to the side and sat down with a big smile.
Just as he opened his tiffin…
BOOM! Another lawyer marched in—looking like he’d just lost a case and a samosa.
He pointed and shouted,
“Hey! That’s my seat! I kept my bag there!”
The first lawyer looked up calmly and said,
“Well, your bag had a seat. You didn’t.”
The second lawyer replied,
“I went to get water! That bag saved my seat!”
The first lawyer grinned,
“Next time, send a notice with your bag. I’ll reply with a counter claim!”
The second lawyer was fuming.
He turned to the crowd and yelled,
“Who moves someone’s bag like that? That’s illegal lunch practice!”
The crowd laughed. Even the peon by the water cooler giggled.
Then the first lawyer stood up, raised his half-eaten roti like a mic, and said:
“Objection overruled! The seat has already been occupied—by me and my paneer roll!” In any case, I am in possession of this chair and hence I can not be dispossessed without due process of law.
The second lawyer picked one piece of paneer, and said loudly,
“Fine! But this will go to the Bar Association... lunch committee!” Do not blame me, for I am following due process of law.
Moral of the Story:
If a chair is free, don’t just delay,
Or someone else will sit and stay!
A bag’s no lawyer, no right no claim,
Lunch is at war in the chairs name.
Written by Advocate Ajay Amitabh Suman, Patent and Trademark Attorney, Delhi High Court
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