From Data Protection To The Riot Commission, Every Challenge Has A Solution: Justice B.N. Srikrishna

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26 Feb 2024 8:07 AM GMT

  • 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

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