Recently, the Bombay High Court turned down a request from a senior lawyer to list a matter high on the board. The presiding judge reportedly remarked, "We were criticized for sitting on Saturday. I have received more than 500 messages criticizing us for sitting on Saturday. So we have stopped putting anything high on board, or low on board". This is Raju Z. Moray's poetic way of looking at this episode..——.Bigwig client and bigwig lawyer.Did not have patience to wait.So their legal team got to work.And managed an early date.It was not just any date.But a non-working Saturday.This set tongues wagging."Bigwigs have their way!".Those having Milords number.Did not wait or hesitate.Milord was flooded with queries.From disgruntled to irate.His inbox overflowing.With requests for "out of turn".Milord became uncomfortable.With headache and heartburn.The media too got in the act.Showing Milords in bad light.And that's when they realised.That "out of turn" was not right.So next time the bigwig lawyers.Sought an indulgence anew.Milord said you choose your day.But go and stand in the queue!.(Raju Z Moray is an advocate who practices law in the Bombay High Court when not puncturing bloated egos. He is the creator of 'Gobble D. Gook', his alter-ego, who figured in the 'Court Jester' columns of 'The Lawyers'.)
