This day was very much different from my routine. It’s Black day for us at college. I prepared to be in black dress. But this morning I woke up with a call from my old friend. He needs my help. He wants me to accompany his father for a case in the court as he is out of station. The case was against his father’s old partner. So I prepared myself to be at court.
By 9.30 we reached there. After the discussion with our advocate we waited at the verandah for the case to be called. The opposition lawyer did not reach. After some time he reached. I gazed at that veteran face. No one in that place was as old as him. But seeing his car made me feel he is very young.
Waiting..waiting…waiting… Nothing much is happening. Some people came and asked me “civil aano…?” I gently told no …”i am cse”. I wondered how they knew I am an engineering student. It took some time for me to understand that at court if someone say that I am criminal it means he is a criminal lawyer and civil is the category the case falls.
Lets fall back I was very much frustrated. We waited for more than 2hours. Yet no updates from our lawyer. No bench to sit. Of course there were 2-3 benches. Sitting there would merely make my moms washing task more complex. Finally the court began by 11.30am. Very much different from what I have seen in movies. The judge was a lady around 50 and the room and the furniture there was twice older to her. I thought I can wrap up things soon and go to college. The clerk called each case in the order. The room was filled and was noisy. When each case was called the one or other lawyer spoke in voice as much low as possible. To my surprise the judge was nodding her head. Me- who stood very near to the lawyers, could not make out what they said. But the judge could. She gave reply. Same is the situation. I could not understand even a single word. But the joy on a lawyer’s face made me feel that he is the Indian captain who won football world cup.
Each one finally says “yes your honor.” As if that is the string to be passed to notify the end of communication from their end. It took another 2 hour to call our case. Within 2 minutes they informed us it’s postponed to 25th March. To hear this we waited for more than 5hours.
The day was a black day for two reasons. I could not be the part of celebrations at college and got messed up in a weird job. Secondly most of the people around me where completely in black…..

