Master Genius

Master Genius

I was sitting in Court Hall 39 so proudly; waiting for the Judge to arrive, because, today, I had come earlier to the Judge who always finished the list before every time I reached his Court Hall to appear for my case. He even addressed me a latecomer once. I gave his assurance once I wont come late again but I could barely keep my words there again. However today it was an unusal day and 5 and 27^th items were ours. Both were second appeals which alone comes in this Court. I opened the bundle of the 5^th item for the first time, just incase, to know the brief facts, of the case to defend if situation arise, though I knew I cant take the risk of arguing on matter I had least knowledge.

The judge came I wished and tried made myself as conspicuous as possible. And when the 5^th item reached I was so happy to make my presence felt before the Judge and though my intention was to get an adjournment date, I never excepted what was coming! The appellant side (the other side since I was representing the Respondents!!) were ready and began arguing but not in a full fledged manner. He started setting out the facts of the case. I did have some objections which were entertained by the Judge who by now almost, I believe, had started considering me as his pet. I did wait for a moment to message my senior to inform about the happening. But since my senior didn’t arrive immediately, the matter was posted for some disputable facts which were to be clarified. (so obviously there was no causalty to the case). I then went to an another Court to look after an another matter

I, unexpectedly, receive an SMS from my senior reading He is in Court Hall 39. I rushed like a mad dog to Court Hall 39 and what I saw was unbelievable. He apparently was arguing the 5^th item (SA 25 of 2005 ) and I was astonished when he was explaining what the case was about, the issues and the substantial question of law involved. I am astonished because. The second appeal affidavits are usually prepared more than a year before since it take such a long time to reach and just by remembering the name of the parties name he remember everything and was arguing on the matter and when I rushed in the Court Hall, he immediately asked me for some papers, I thought he probably would need to refer the bundle to refresh his memory but, adding to fun, he took a map from the bundle, and he showed it the judge to substantiate his arguments and to supplement it. Besided he immiediately he said how the lower court decided against the appellant not on any grounds but on the reasoning that the appellant should not have filed the appeal at all which my senior added saying it is in so and so page number and he immediately pointed to that page number only when I saw him referring to the bundle for the time, from then began the argument which went on for the next 2 and half hours atleast but I did not have the fortune to continoiusly watch the argument sicne I had to leace the court hall in between again and again to go check the items in other court hall.

Finally when the arguments were ouver, the Copurt officer told me the Judge would defintitley allow it. J