When a judge pulled up lawyers fighting for custody

Brut India

"You don't know what your client does?" Here's how the Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court schooled two lawyers arguing over a custody battle...

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00:00Subject to that Sunday will be subject to payment of Rokda.

00:03For custody of the children you write thesis of 10 pages.

00:07I am sorry.

00:08What is the father's occupation?

00:10He is a professional working man.

00:12Professor?

00:12No, no, professional.

00:14What professional?

00:15He is working privately. I will have to check on that.

00:18You don't know what your client working as in a family matter?

00:23You want the custody of the children to whom?

00:25For the father.

00:26Father?

00:27Yes.

00:27Father is not having custody?

00:29He is not having access?

00:30He is having very limited access after this incident.

00:33What limited access?

00:34Twice, once in a month or two months once.

00:37Page 46, I may again read with my Lord's kindness.

00:40For custody of the children you write thesis of 10 pages.

00:44How many paragraphs?

00:46These are long consent terms.

00:50Consent terms for what?

00:52Is it a consent compromise decree?

00:54No, no, no.

00:55Then consent of what?

00:57This is a mutual agreement between the parties in this proceedings.

01:01They wanted to try and test it.

01:03So, they had given this consent terms before the court.

01:06They had also filed.

01:07Whether pursuant to this order has been passed?

01:09No, no order.

01:10But still there would be an undertaking which would be binding to the order.

01:14Both of you say that we will agree that the courts of some Afghanistan will have jurisdiction.

01:21Tell us what is father doing?

01:25Tell us what is father doing?

01:26What is the father's occupation?

01:28He is a professional working my Lord.

01:30Professor?

01:31No, no, professional.

01:32What professional?

01:33He is working privately my Lord. I will have to check on that.

01:37You don't know what your client is working as in a family my Lord?

01:40Every Sunday he is taking the children my Lord.

01:44Every Sunday?

01:45Yes my Lord.

01:46From what time to what time?

01:47Full day, full day.

01:48From 6 am to 10 pm?

01:50Both of you fight but not in the presence of the children.

01:55It will have an impact on them.

01:57That's why my Lord, kindly look at the consent my Lord.

02:00Sir, 3 years, 4 years have lapsed.

02:03Now there are changed circumstances.

02:05Children have grown.

02:06You have resigned.

02:07You are now only a homemaker.

02:09You are not a professional.

02:10You are not working.

02:11You are not in service.

02:12So you are now devoting full time to the children.

02:15Well, good.

02:16Now the changed circumstances.

02:18He is working from Monday to Saturday.

02:21What is your husband doing?

02:23You also don't know.

02:24I am working as HR in an outsourcing agency.

02:26He is working as an HR.

02:28HR, human resource.

02:30Correct sir.

02:31Which company?

02:32Don't know.

02:33Only HR in an outsourcing agency that I will take company.

02:38Some company known as…

02:40Sunday you let him take?

02:42What else you want?

02:43I am ready my Lord.

02:44How much maintenance you are paying for the children?

02:46Medical, school fees and everything is taken care by my client.

02:49That is what he is saying.

02:50What about their food, clothing?

02:52They are taking care of the clothing, medical, everything.

02:59Who is taking care? How much he is paying? To whom?

03:02He is paying my lord. Whenever he takes the children for out.

03:09You want custody of the children, first pay money.

03:12First pay money. Then only.

03:15Subject to that, Sunday will be subject to payment of Rokda.

03:20Courts cannot pass orders on those things.

03:23We cannot call upon the mother or the father to show and shower their love and affection.

03:28At any cost, both of you don't fight in the presence of the children.

03:32No, no. They go on dinners, as I am told, on Sunday with the wife and two children and the petitioner before lordships.

03:38And they are not fighting them.

03:40Wife is also coming? Yes. Then take her also.

03:46Why are you fighting, sir? You are having very good, beautiful two children.

03:52And my lord, more than, it is a love marriage.

03:56Difference of 10 years is, my lord.

04:01Then rekindle that love.

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