Celebrities and their lawyers need to guard against excesses. A lawyer’s rule, like that of a physician, must be – “first do no harm.” Lawyers, for fabulous fees or otherwise, must not be rushed into filing petitions and applications that cannot realistically be granted. Celebrities also need to guard against their celebrity status working against them. Lastly, they need to persuade their fans not to turn fanatic. Any breakdown in law and order might only cause a further postponement of the hearing. As far as the case of Ms. Jayalalithaa’s imprisonment is concerned, the question is not whether bail will be granted or not. More accurately, it is a question of when it would be granted and on what terms. If the appeals court has some inkling about the time frame when the appeal can be finally heard, that will possibly be the decisive factor in its interlocutory decision on bail. To all those who anxiously await developments in this case, Hamlet can provide some answers: “If it be now, ’tis not to come; if it be not to come, it will be now; if it be not now, yet it will come: the readiness is all.” (Sanjay Hegde ------ a Supreme Court lawyer.) / THE HINDU
Posted on: Thu, 02 Oct 2014 06:42:40 +0000
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