From Data Protection To The Riot Commission, Every Challenge Has A Solution: Justice B.N. Srikrishna
Perhaps best known for heading the Srikrishna Commission that inquired into the 1992-93 Bombay Riots, Justice B.N. Srikrishna has led a long and fascinating legal career. Having put aside his ambitions of becoming a nuclear scientist, Srikrishna built a robust legal practice at the Bombay High Court that even saw him at the centre of a pivotal Bombay Mill Strike case. We find out the reason...
Perhaps best known for heading the Srikrishna Commission that inquired into the 1992-93 Bombay Riots, Justice B.N. Srikrishna has led a long and fascinating legal career. Having put aside his ambitions of becoming a nuclear scientist, Srikrishna built a robust legal practice at the Bombay High Court that even saw him at the centre of a pivotal Bombay Mill Strike case. We find out the reason he took up judgeship in the middle of a crisis at the Bombay High Court, how he taught himself computer code and why he had to spend some time on a submarine when he was heading the 6th Pay Commission.
On episode 2 of the Bombay Bar Association Podcast, Vice president of the Bombay Bar Association, Venkatesh Dhond is in conversation with the jack and master of so many varied subjects, (Retd.) Justice BN Srikrishna.
Chapters:
00:00 - 00:56 - Introduction
00:57 - 02:18 - Justice Srikrishna father's move to Bombay from Bangalore with a silver One rupee coin of King George
02:19 - 04:20 - The dinner table discussion that led to law
04:21 - 04:56 - Joining the chamber of the “King of Industrial Disputes”, Mr. Narayanswamy
04:57 - 06:35 - The client that changed the course of his legal career
06:36 - 08:30 - The Bombay mill workers strike
08:31 - 10:38 - The advantage of being designated as a senior advocate
10:39 - 13:13 - Taking up judgeship in the middle of a crisis at the Bombay High Court
13:14 - 14:48 - Transition from lawyer to judge
14:49 - 16:48 - Srikrishna Commission
16:49 - 18:27 - Even a judge's house can be robbed
18:28 - 24:28 - 6th Pay Commission
24:29 - 25:52 - NJAC
25:53 - 30: 21 - Data Protection
30:22 - 31:22 - Advice to young lawyers
CREDITS:
Guest: Justice B.N.Srikrishna
Host: Sr. Adv. Vankatesh Dhond
Editorial Guidance: Nitin Thakker
Special Thanks: Vishal Kanade & Firoz Bharucha
Concept & Creative Producer: Aditya Bapat
This is a Maed in India production.
Head of Production: Shaun Fanthome
Creative Head: Mae Mariyam Thomas
Sound Designer & Mixing Engineer: Kartik Kulkarni
Sound Editors : Lakshman Parsuram & Ishaan Devasthali
Directed and edited by: Jishnu Guha
Camera Assistant: Ujjwal Lo
Project Coordinator: Natasha Vakil
Research: Nirmal Bhansali
Assistant Producer: Meghna Gulati & Ruchi Sawardekar
Studio: Island City Studios