Life As I Know It

Before I delve into this week’s topic of discussion, it is my personal belief that every lawyer should give their client the best representation they can in court. This post is mainly to address the judgment dated 02/12/2016 of the Honourable High Court of Karnataka in the case of Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited Vs. M. Rajashekara and others. But before we dig into this judgment I’d like to address a few ‘ definitions ’ as a precursor to understanding the post. 1.      Vakalatnama : Simply put, it is a document that gives the advocate the authority to represent his client in the court of law. 2.    Power of attorney : According to Power of Attorney Act 1882, “Power-of-Attorney” includes any instruments empowering a specified person to act for and in the name of the person executing it. 1A. Definition.—In this Act, “Power-of-Attorney” includes any instruments empowering a specified person to act for and in the name of the person executing it...

I SEE YOU... Privacy: noun ·                     A state in which one is not observed or disturbed by other people. ·                     The state of being free from public attention. The simplest words have the toughest practices. Do you peep into your neighbour’s home? Do you keep a watch on people going in and out of your neighbour’s house? Do you check your spouse’s phone? Do you read your sibling’s diary? Do you peep through key holes? (You pervert! Slap yourself.) If you are doing any of these things under the garb of – if it’s happening before my eyes, how can I ignore it? Or my battery died and I needed to make an urgent call so I used my spouse’s phone. Or I need to make sure my sibling is not falling into bad company. Or I was just ensuring the woman wasn’t pouring kerosene all over her s...