MUSINGS OF A JUDGE

Here is what I wish to give

A sketchy account of my life as a judge which I feel competent to mention,

Like any other Judge I also worked hard without fear or favour with utmost devotion,

However, this being a noble profession I assiduously always performed with zeal of a mission.

Yet I had my share of myriad patchy occasions that bartered my mental peace with undue tension,

Though lawyers & judges happen to be twin equal partners in nurturing this profession,

Their endeavors & efforts are seldom rewarded by the dispensation in equal proportion.

While sky is the limit for a lawyer to earn name and fame in this learned profession,

A judge being a salaried official barely finds such a vast scope to reach acme of his satisfaction.

One has to often grudgingly countenance a situation where less competent being preferred for promotion,

And deserving, competent persons deliberately harassed for no ostensible cause or reason.

But I can nevertheless proudly say that despite all these pit falls & oddities of this profession,

I stand immensely benefited from members of Bar mostly consisting of persons of great scholarship & erudition.

However on the flipside, let one also admit, there was always noticeable a sprinkling of lawyers quite quarrelsome.

Having played my innings when I called it a day a few years back it was a good riddance from such tension,

It is another matter that mired in the bureaucratic wrangles as it is, I have yet to get my full pension.

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