To a junior counsel, the cause list is a monotony-inducing piece of paper which- on a daily basis- makes them run, stand, wait and wander. To the ordinary litigant waiting in court, the list is life.
It was very exciting till the Cause list was only available in hard copy. The nervousness the night before of the cases listed tomorrow and all your plans depending on it from reaching the Court to how busy you are throughout the day. Next day, waiting since early morning for the cause list to come and then go through it thoroughly to mark your matter listed before various benches. In between someone calling to know about his case if somehow the hawker was absent and could not deliver and or may be there were some who were unable to afford the cause list. And then leaving for the Court with cause list in your hand was a sign to make out "oh! he is a lawyer". And then after few months waiting for the day when finally a huge pile of cause list barring the relevant ones is to be disposed of to the ragman in exchange of a decent amount.
This was part of my childhood growing up but never realised back then why it was such an important document to have earlyin the morning.
It was very exciting till the Cause list was only available in hard copy. The nervousness the night before of the cases listed tomorrow and all your plans depending on it from reaching the Court to how busy you are throughout the day. Next day, waiting since early morning for the cause list to come and then go through it thoroughly to mark your matter listed before various benches. In between someone calling to know about his case if somehow the hawker was absent and could not deliver and or may be there were some who were unable to afford the cause list. And then leaving for the Court with cause list in your hand was a sign to make out "oh! he is a lawyer". And then after few months waiting for the day when finally a huge pile of cause list barring the relevant ones is to be disposed of to the ragman in exchange of a decent amount.
This was part of my childhood growing up but never realised back then why it was such an important document to have earlyin the morning.