An Advocate Must Be Inquisitive Like A Detective, Tenacious Like A Farmer & Precise Like A Surgeon : CJ RS Chauhan In Farewell Speech

Chief Justice Raghavendra Singh Chauhan was transferred from Telangana High Court to take charge as the CJ of Uttarakhand High Court.The Telangana High Court bid farewell to him at a full court meeting held on Monday, December 4.In his speech, he had few words about the legal profession."The advocate must be inquisitive like a detective, tenacious like a farmer, and precise like a surgeon. In the legal fraternity, we must walk the past prescribed by the Constitution of India. To leave the Constitutional path is to venture into lawlessness and to enter into the jungle raj. Our foremost duty is to strengthen the weak against the strong, to protect the small fish from the larger ones. We must provide a shield to the individual citizen against the mighty power of the State. We have to protect and promote the Rule of Law and Democracy", said CJ Chauhan.At the Telangana High Court, CJ Chauhan was part of several notable decisions such as the judgment reading principles of natural justice into RBI master circular on fraud, stopping government from demolishing the heritage building Irrum Manzil, confirmation of decision for new secretariat building etc.Here is the full text of his farewell speech :My Learned Brothers and Sister on the Bench, Mr. B.S. Prasad, the Learned Advocate General of the State of Telangana, Mr. A. Narasimha Reddy, the Chairman of the Bar Council of Telangana, Mr. T. Surya Karan Reddy, the President of the High Court Bar Association, and the Additional Solicitor General of India, Mr. N. Rajeshwar Rao, Assistant Solicitor General of India, the learned Senior Advocates,the Learned Members of the Bar, the Learned Registrars of the High Court, Mr. Santosh Reddy, the Law Secretary to Government,Ms. Anupama Chakravarthi, the Member Secretary, Telangana State Legal Services Authority, Mrs. Tirumala Devi, the Director, Judicial Academy, Mr. Ramesh Babu, the Secretary, High Court Legal Services Committee, Officers and Staff Members of the High Court, Ladies and gentlemen, A farewell is a humbling experience, indeed. It is humbling when the learned Brother and the learned Advocate General shower praises upon you. It is also a moment of revelation when you suddenly realize how short our existence is. Before you know it, it is time to pack up and leave. I am certainly grateful to the learned Brother and the learned Advocate General for their compliments. A cynic would brush aside their speeches. But I like to believe that though they are like interested witnesses, but they are trustworthy eyewitnesses. Therefore, I accept the kernel of their statements with all sense of humility at my command. It was two years ago that I joined you, although it feels like only yesterday. And this sensation of a short stay is the index of how warm and kind you have been to me and my family, in your official capacities as well as personal. Thus, I am grateful to the Hon'ble Collegium for sending me to the High Court of Judicature for the State of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, initially as a puine judge, and eventually recommending me as the Chief Justice of this High Court. I am equally beholden to the Hon'ble Collegium for transferring me to the Hon'ble High Court of Uttarakhand. For, the transfer would give me an opportunity to take up the challenges of another state, to see another beautiful part of our nation, and to increase the number of friends across the country. It is an opportunity to learn, to grow, and to do my work to the best of my abilities. I am certainly grateful to my learned Sister and Brothers for their constant support and cooperation. Thanks to them, we were able to reach many milestones. Despite the Pandemic, in spite of other High Courts shutting down, during the Pandemic we continued to function uninterruptedly. At the relevant time, we were the only High Court in the country with all the Benches functioning. We were the first High Court to dispense with the Summer Vacation. We set the trend for others to follow. Due to the consistent cooperation, we have sailed smoothly through the roughest weather. The worst times brought out the best in us. When technicalities of virtual courts prevented access to justice, we invented the mobile vans for video conferencing. When other State Judicial Academies closed, we introduced online classes for our trainee Judicial Officers. I am glad to note that my Brother and Sister judges are totally focused on improving the institution, in delivering speedy and inexpensive justice to our people. Of course, we are handicapped by the lack of infrastructure, but we have risen to every challenge. I am also indebted to my colleagues for their guidance in the different Communities. When I sought some opinion, I got sincere opinions; when I asked for advice, I had well-reasoned advice; when I appealed for co-operation, I received full cooperation. I would also like to record my appreciation for the ...

An Advocate Must Be Inquisitive Like A Detective, Tenacious Like A Farmer & Precise Like A Surgeon : CJ RS Chauhan In Farewell Speech

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