Every Litigant Must Be Heard: Justice Ramesh D. Dhanuka And Sr. Adv. Dr. Milind Sathe

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6 March 2024 11:26 AM GMT

  • In the third episode of the Bombay Bar Association Podcast, the 46th Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court is in conversation with the former President of the Bombay Bar Association and his chamber colleague Sr. Adv. Dr. Milind Sathe. They reminisce about the late D.R. Dhanuka's chamber being a gurukul, the challenges he faced to establish himself as a lawyer and a judge, and how Justice...

    In the third episode of the Bombay Bar Association Podcast, the 46th Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court is in conversation with the former President of the Bombay Bar Association and his chamber colleague Sr. Adv. Dr. Milind Sathe. They reminisce about the late D.R. Dhanuka's chamber being a gurukul, the challenges he faced to establish himself as a lawyer and a judge, and how Justice R.D. Dhanuka learned the importance of giving every litigant a patient hearing in court.

    Chapters:

    (00:00 - 00:42) Introduction

    (00:43 - 02:03) Living in house of lawyers

    (02:04 - 03:26) Work experience with Mahavirji Devda

    (03:27 - 05:49) Attending Government Law College

    (05:50 - 06:47) Working with his father (retd.) Justice D.R. Dhanuka in his chambers

    (06:48 - 07:58) First appearance in the high court

    (07:59 - 09:25) Working with a senior stenographer

    (09:26 - 11:04) First significant matter that he argued

    (11:05 - 12:16) Adjusting his practice when his father Justice DR Dhanuka accepted to judgeship

    (12:17 - 13:37) Adv. S. R. Shah's mentorship

    (13:38 - 14:20) Being a second generation lawyer

    (14:21 - 16:25) Arbitration work Municipal Corporation Greater Mumbai

    (16:26 - 17:38) Justice R. D. Dhanuka's elevation from bar to bench

    (17:39 - 19:36) His experience sitting on a bench with Justice Bobde and Justice Chandrachud

    (19:37 - 20:52) Shiv Sena Dussehra Rally Judgement

    (20:53 - 22:47) Philosophy on judgship

    (22:48 - 24:25) Being compared to his father

    (24:26 - 25:38) Sense of humour in court

    (25:39 - 28:22) Appointment of judges

    CREDITS:

    Guest: Justice Ramesh D. Dhanuka

    Host: Sr. Adv. Dr. Milind Sathe

    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 Producers: Meghna Gulati & Ruchi Sawardekar

    Studio: Island City Studios

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