LAW PRACTICE with
Adv. CELINE WILFRED…
Dear ‘Chechi’,
Loving
greetings! Thanks for everything from our first meeting on Wednesday, 13th
July 2012 and then from Monday, 10th September 2012 as an enrolled
advocate till this day.
You seemingly
welcomed us generously and as days went on you seemed to lose that gradually
leaving us wonder whether we are really wanted or not, if not dispensable. At
one stage I even came to your house to share that, especially the financial
constraints, though I didn’t expect any monetary benefit as I always maintained
in my ministry in the church.
For your
information, to this day `3000/- (three
thousand only) on16 days out of my nearly 175 days was given except the amounts
in Judy’s cases (`2500/- at CJM on
17th May and `2000/- at
Family Court on 9th July, 2013). Knowing her to be poor and
dependent, I gave back the two remunerations to her only.
As people seem
to believe, a priest is said to be a ‘consecrated’ person and all along I tried
to live up to that faith. For me ‘holiness’ is nothing but truth, justice and the
like. The little experience I have in litigation, led me feel that we, the
lawyers are failing justice as the priests have failed ‘holiness’ all these
days! That feeling suffocates me besides the change in attitude from your side.
The office
seemingly doesn’t have any discipline with no one in charge especially with
regard to us, the juniors. No guidance of any kind is given! Yes, in the first
few days, you spared some time for us, and never thereafter. We could at least have
been entrusted with some concerned seniors in the office. No evaluation, no
remedial steps in the possible pitfalls! Besides this your attitude/comments of
late is hurting, if not humiliating which I have never ever let anyone. Never
ever have I gone against any of your expressed wishes or guidelines. Am sure
that I was only happy to give you the respect you deserved as an experienced
and esteemed senior, even when you openly exempted me as a ‘priest’. May be
that I took little freedom with you and that that too never at the cost of
respect due to you.
While there is
no doubt with regard to our being beginners, no one needs to take us for
granted ignoring our age and experience in our respective fields. Fortunately
all in the office gave that much consideration, though some tried in vain to
impose. Thank you again for letting me as your junior to this day. However, I
shall only be happy to assist you in the courts or office provided that is asked
for sufficiently in advance. 23.08.’13
Thanking you,
Pankiras A
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