LawScape
Bad
law
Chief Justice (at a High Court Sessions): "I cannot
allow you to address bad law to the jury.
Mr. F. Johnston: "That I leave to your lordship".
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Read
Them
Judge: "If your view be sound I had better go home
and burn my books."
Mr. E. Norton: "No, no my lord. Go home and read
them." Presumption of law
Judge: "I have never known the law to be that."
Sir. Ty Bahadur Sapru: "You lordship, there is no
presumption that a judge should know law."
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Lawyer
requires
Judge: "I am unable to understand your argument."
Mr. B. Ayyangar: "Yes, yes, your lordship. It requires
a lawyer to understand it."
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Respectfully
Judge: "I cannot teach you law or manners."
Mr. Oswald: "I respectfully agree, my lord, you could
teach nobody neither."
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Ignorance
of law
Judge: "Mr. counsel, every man is presumed to know
the law."
Counsel: "Yes, your honour, I am aware that every
shoe maker, tailor, mechanic, and illiterate labourer
is presumed |o know the law -- yes, every man is presumed
to know it -- except the judges and we have a court of
Appeal to correct their mistakes.
Courtesy:
Justice Mohammad Gholam Rabbani.
