Junior Lawyer Not A Slave? Give Them Proper Salary, CJI DY Chandrachud Told An Emotional Story

Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud has asked the senior members of the bar to treat their juniors well and take immediate action regarding their salaries. called upon. He also asked in an event organized by the Bar Council of India that how many seniors give good salary to their juniors. , Many junior lawyers do not even have any room to sit for themselves

CJI DY Chandrachud said, how many junior lawyers are there, who have no place of their own to sit, no chair. He further said, if you live in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bangalore, how much would it cost for a young lawyer to live. He is under pressure to meet the house rent, transportation and food expenses. Reiterating the point of giving protection to juniors, he said, we should think about the salary of young lawyers. Some changes are needed. The CJI said, being senior, the burden is on us to do so.

CJI told the story of his college life

CJI addressed the lawyers in the program Told a nice and inspiring story of life. When I used to be a law student in Delhi University. At that time one of my friend asked while drinking tea, what will you do now? How will you spend your life? On his question, I told that I would earn my livelihood by practicing law. So unsatisfied with my answer, my friend advised, why don’t you take a gas agency or oil dealership, so that life can run smoothly. That said, my friend’s concern reflects the truth about our profession.

Young lawyers are treated as their slaves

CJI said, our profession often treats junior lawyers The tradition of considering oneself as a slave has started. This is because this is how we have progressed. He added, “But now we can’t tell Junior how to proceed.

Lawyer without case file is like Sachin without bat: CJI

Earlier CJI Reprimanding a lawyer for appearing without the case file, he said, a lawyer without a brief is like Sachin Tendulkar without a bat. This sounds bad. This statement of CJI was also liked by the people.

Supreme Court DY ChandrachudPublished Date

Sun, Nov 20, 2022, 8: 01 PM IST