Every litigant must be heard: Justice Ramesh D. Dhanuka and Sr. Adv. Dr. Milind Sathe

The 46th Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court is in conversation with the former President of the Bombay Bar Association and his chamber colleague Sr. Adv. Dr. Milind Sathe. They reminisce about the late D.R. Dhanuka’s chamber being a gurukul, the challenges he faced to establish himself as a lawyer and a judge, and how Justice R.D. Dhanuka learned the importance of giving every litigant a patient hearing in court.
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Chapters:
(00:00 - 00:42) Introduction
(00:43 - 02:03) Living in house of lawyers
(02:04 - 03:26) Work experience with Mahavirji Devda
(03:27 - 05:49) Attending Government Law College
(05:50 - 06:47) Working with his father (retd.) Justice D.R. Dhanuka in his chambers
(06:48 - 07:58) First appearance in the high court
(07:59 - 09:25) Working with a senior stenographer
(09:26 - 11:04) First significant matter that he argued
(11:05 - 12:16) Adjusting his practice when his father Justice DR Dhanuka accepted to judgeship
(12:17 - 13:37) Adv. S. R. Shah’s mentorship
(13:38 - 14:20) Being a second generation lawyer
(14:21 - 16:25) Arbitration work Municipal Corporation Greater Mumbai
(16:26 - 17:38) Justice R. D. Dhanuka’s elevation from bar to bench
(17:39 - 19:36) His experience sitting on a bench with Justice Bobde and Justice Chandrachud
(19:37 - 20:52) Shiv Sena Dussehra Rally Judgement
(20:53 - 22:47) Philosophy on judgship
(22:48 - 24:25) Being compared to his father
(24:26 - 25:38) Sense of humour in court
(25:39 - 28:22) Appointment of judges
CREDITS:
Guest: Justice Ramesh D. Dhanuka
Host: Sr. Adv. Dr. Milind Sathe
Editorial Guidance: Nitin Thakker
Special Thanks: Vishal Kanade & Firoz Bharucha
Concept & Creative Producer: Aditya Bapat
This is a Maed in India production.
Head of Production: Shaun Fanthome
Creative Head: Mae Mariyam Thomas
Sound Designer & Mixing Engineer: Kartik Kulkarni
Sound Editors : Lakshman Parsuram & Ishaan Devasthali
Directed and edited by: Jishnu Guha
Camera Assistant: Ujjwal Lo
Project Coordinator: Natasha Vakil
Research: Nirmal Bhansali
Assistant Producers: Meghna Gulati & Ruchi Sawardekar
Studio: Island City Studios