'The goal of the Counsel should be to get relief... ... LiveLaw Breaking News Alerts: 02 September 2026

'The goal of the Counsel should be to get relief for the client not to get a beautiful judgement on law. The legal aspects are for advocates and judges, the client doesn't care about it.'

Justice BV Nagarathna's advice to Counsel for a petitioner who challenged a favourable High Court order passed in a writ petition filed by the respondent in a arbitration matter.

The petitioner filed an SLP contending that the writ petition was not maintainable in the first place