The Delhi High Court now has a Literary Club thanks to the efforts of Delhi High Court Women’s Lawyers Forum. .The Literary Club has been set up by the members of Delhi High Court Women’s Lawyers Forum.The inaugural event of the Literary Club was held on September 27 in the presence of Justice Rekha Palli and Justice Chandra Dhari Singh. The Literary Club plans to conduct a session every month.Senior Advocate Sanjay Jain and advocate and Author Malavika Rajkotia were also present on the occasion. .Speaking on the occasion, Justice Palli shared her love for reading and highlighted its benefits for lawyers.“In a profession like law where you are always under stress, you have to read, your mind has to travel beyond courts, you must read literature of whatever kind - history, science,” the judge said.She also read out few lines from Attorney General R Venkataramani's poem ‘Roses Without Thorns’, and said: “If the Attorney General can read and write, then you must.”The judge also read out a few lines from Rajkotia’s book ‘Unpartitioned Time: A Daughter's Story’. “This Literary Club is not only about reading, it will start conversations, you can forge relations, you can relate to each other, it will make your friendship grow more,” Justice Palli said. .Justice Singh in his address said the habit of reading was useful to him as a judge. He added that reading opens doors for achieving dreams and is a wealth every lawyer should aspire to have.“Books are like mirrors, reflecting what is already within you, what you can contribute to the society. Literature is important for the judges. Reading enhances empathy, relationships, understanding human nature,“ he said. Justice Singh also recited a few lines from a poem by writer Harivansh Rai Bachchan.
The Delhi High Court now has a Literary Club thanks to the efforts of Delhi High Court Women’s Lawyers Forum. .The Literary Club has been set up by the members of Delhi High Court Women’s Lawyers Forum.The inaugural event of the Literary Club was held on September 27 in the presence of Justice Rekha Palli and Justice Chandra Dhari Singh. The Literary Club plans to conduct a session every month.Senior Advocate Sanjay Jain and advocate and Author Malavika Rajkotia were also present on the occasion. .Speaking on the occasion, Justice Palli shared her love for reading and highlighted its benefits for lawyers.“In a profession like law where you are always under stress, you have to read, your mind has to travel beyond courts, you must read literature of whatever kind - history, science,” the judge said.She also read out few lines from Attorney General R Venkataramani's poem ‘Roses Without Thorns’, and said: “If the Attorney General can read and write, then you must.”The judge also read out a few lines from Rajkotia’s book ‘Unpartitioned Time: A Daughter's Story’. “This Literary Club is not only about reading, it will start conversations, you can forge relations, you can relate to each other, it will make your friendship grow more,” Justice Palli said. .Justice Singh in his address said the habit of reading was useful to him as a judge. He added that reading opens doors for achieving dreams and is a wealth every lawyer should aspire to have.“Books are like mirrors, reflecting what is already within you, what you can contribute to the society. Literature is important for the judges. Reading enhances empathy, relationships, understanding human nature,“ he said. Justice Singh also recited a few lines from a poem by writer Harivansh Rai Bachchan.
