एक जज होना कभी-कभी बच्चों की परवरिश करने जैसा होता है: मुक़दमे में पक्षकारों को उतना समय मिलता है जितना ज़रूरी है, न कि उतना जितना वे चाहते हैं; और आपको लोगों का सम्मान तब मिलता है जब आप उन्हें यह विश्वास दिलाते हैं कि आप उनकी बात सुनेंगे, कानून का पालन करेंगे और एक निष्पक्ष फैसला देंगे।
Being a judge is sometimes like raising children: litigants get the time they need, not necessarily the time they want, and you have to earn people's respect by communicating to them that you're going to listen, follow the law and make a fair decision.
Being a judge is sometimes like raising children: litigants get the time they need, not necessarily the time they want, and you have to earn people's respect by communicating to them that you're going to listen, follow the law and make a fair decision.
जैसे-जैसे आपकी उम्र बढ़ती है, आपमें लोगों के प्रति सहनशीलता थोड़ी कम होने लगती है - ऐसे लोगों के प्रति जो तैयार होकर नहीं आते, जिनकी उम्मीदें अव्यवहारिक होती हैं, जो बेतुकी मांगें करते हैं, और जिन्हें लगता है कि वे बाकी लोगों से कुछ ज़्यादा ही खास हैं।
As you get older, you tend to be a little less patient with people - people who are not prepared, people who have unrealistic expectations, people who make unrealistic demands, people who think they're more special than other people.
As you get older, you tend to be a little less patient with people - people who are not prepared, people who have unrealistic expectations, people who make unrealistic demands, people who think they're more special than other people.
नियम के मुताबिक, अदालत से बाहर जाने वाले आधे लोग नाखुश होते हैं। कोई भी अच्छा जज आधे से ज़्यादा लोगों को नाखुश कर सकता है। इस नौकरी का मकसद यह नहीं है कि लोग आपको पसंद करें या आपको अपना दोस्त समझें।
By definition, half the people leaving the courtroom are unhappy. Any good judge can make more than half the people unhappy. The job is not to make people like you or make people think you're their friend.
By definition, half the people leaving the courtroom are unhappy. Any good judge can make more than half the people unhappy. The job is not to make people like you or make people think you're their friend.
आपको धैर्य रखना होगा। मुकदमे से जुड़े लोग भावनाओं से घिरे होते हैं - वे या तो केस लड़ रहे होते हैं या उन पर केस चल रहा होता है, या उनका कोई एक्सीडेंट हुआ होता है या उन पर कोई आपराधिक आरोप लगा होता है। अपनी स्थिति को लेकर वे ज़्यादा निष्पक्ष (ऑब्जेक्टिव) नहीं सोच पाते।
You have to be patient. Litigants are emotionally involved - they're suing or being sued, or they've been in an accident or they're charged (with a crime). They are not very objective about their situation.
You have to be patient. Litigants are emotionally involved - they're suing or being sued, or they've been in an accident or they're charged (with a crime). They are not very objective about their situation.
आप वाकई यह नहीं चाहेंगे कि आप अदालत में जाएं और जज इस बात पर फैसला ले कि आप उनके दोस्त हैं या नहीं, क्योंकि आप यह बिल्कुल नहीं चाहेंगे कि जज का कोई दोस्त मुकदमे के दूसरी तरफ हो।
You really don't want to go to court and have the judge decide based on whether or not they're your friend, because you don't want to be thinking that the (judge's) friend is on the other side (of the court case).
You really don't want to go to court and have the judge decide based on whether or not they're your friend, because you don't want to be thinking that the (judge's) friend is on the other side (of the court case).
जब मैं अदालत के अंदर था, तब मैं जज था; अदालत से बाहर आने पर मैं आम इंसान था। सार्वजनिक रूप से ज़्यादातर लोग मुझे जज कहकर नहीं बुलाते थे।
When I was in court I was the judge; when I was out of court I wasn't. Most people didn't address me as judge when I was in public.
When I was in court I was the judge; when I was out of court I wasn't. Most people didn't address me as judge when I was in public.
एक जज होने के नाते सबसे मुश्किल कामों में से एक यह है कि जब आप सबूत सुन रहे होते हैं, तो साथ ही आपको यह भी तय करना होता है कि आप उन सबूतों के अपने मूल्यांकन को कैसे समझाएंगे।
One of the more difficult things about being a judge is as you're listening to the evidence, you have to be formulating how you're going to explain your evaluation of that evidence.
One of the more difficult things about being a judge is as you're listening to the evidence, you have to be formulating how you're going to explain your evaluation of that evidence.
मैंने हमेशा यह सुनिश्चित करने की कोशिश की है कि मुझे कानून की पूरी जानकारी हो और उसमें हुए हालिया बदलावों का पता हो, और मैंने हमेशा तथ्यों के आधार पर कानून लागू किया है। मैंने अपने फैसलों को लेकर कभी रातों की नींद खराब नहीं की।
I have tried to make sure I knew the law and what the most recent changes were, and I've applied the law to the facts. I have not lost sleep over the decisions I have made.
I have tried to make sure I knew the law and what the most recent changes were, and I've applied the law to the facts. I have not lost sleep over the decisions I have made.
मैं चैन की नींद सोता हूँ। अपने पूरे कानूनी करियर में, मैंने कभी भी इस बात को लेकर अपनी रातों की नींद खराब नहीं की कि क्या होगा, क्योंकि मैंने अपने पास उपलब्ध समय में अपना शत-प्रतिशत दिया और उसके बाद थोड़ा आराम किया।
I sleep well. In my entire legal career, I have not lost much sleep at night worrying about things, because I've done what I could do in the time I had, and I've got some rest.
I sleep well. In my entire legal career, I have not lost much sleep at night worrying about things, because I've done what I could do in the time I had, and I've got some rest.
मैंने अदालत में किसी से कहा है कि, 'मैं समझता हूँ कि आपका केस दुनिया का सबसे महत्वपूर्ण मामला है, और मैं इसे दुनिया का सबसे महत्वपूर्ण मामला मानकर ही सुलझाने की कोशिश कर रहा हूँ, लेकिन अब से पाँच मिनट बाद मैं किसी और के जीवन के सबसे महत्वपूर्ण मामले को देख रहा हूँगा।' हर मुकदमे वाले के लिए, उसका अपना मामला ही सबसे अहम होता है।
I have told somebody in court that 'I understand yours is the most important case in the world, and I'm trying to treat it as the most important case in the world, but five minutes from now I'm going to be dealing with the next person's most important case in the world.' For every litigant, theirs is the most important case.
I have told somebody in court that 'I understand yours is the most important case in the world, and I'm trying to treat it as the most important case in the world, but five minutes from now I'm going to be dealing with the next person's most important case in the world.' For every litigant, theirs is the most important case.
आप ऐसा जज चाहते हैं जो निष्पक्ष फैसले ले, और इसीलिए एक जज के लिए उसका स्वभाव (टेम्परामेंट) इतना महत्वपूर्ण हिस्सा होता है। आपको लोगों का सम्मान हासिल करना पड़ता है, क्योंकि वे जानते हैं कि आप किसी मामले का फैसला तथ्यों और कानून के आधार पर कर रहे हैं, इसलिए नहीं कि वे आपके दोस्त बनने की कोशिश कर रहे हैं।
You want a judge who makes objective decisions, and that's why temperament is such an important component of being a judge. You have to earn people's respect, because they know that you are deciding the case based on the facts and the law, not because they're trying to be your friend.
You want a judge who makes objective decisions, and that's why temperament is such an important component of being a judge. You have to earn people's respect, because they know that you are deciding the case based on the facts and the law, not because they're trying to be your friend.
मुझे लोगों के साथ उस जुड़ाव की बहुत याद आएगी - हर दिन लोगों को यह यकीन दिलाने का सौभाग्य कि न्याय व्यवस्था उनके लिए वैसे ही काम करेगी जैसी इसे करना चाहिए। इसकी कोई गारंटी नहीं है कि उन्हें मनचाहा परिणाम मिलेगा ही, लेकिन अदालत उनकी बात सुनेगी, कानून का पालन करेगी और एक निष्पक्ष फैसला देने की पूरी कोशिश करेगी। यह एक ऐसा अद्भुत सौभाग्य और ज़िम्मेदारी है जिसकी मुझे बहुत याद आएगी।
I will miss the contact with the people - the privilege of trying to communicate to people every day that the court system is going to work for them the way it's supposed to work. That doesn't guarantee they're going to get the result they want, but the court is going to listen and follow the law and try to make a fair decision. That is an awesome privilege and responsibility I will miss.
I will miss the contact with the people - the privilege of trying to communicate to people every day that the court system is going to work for them the way it's supposed to work. That doesn't guarantee they're going to get the result they want, but the court is going to listen and follow the law and try to make a fair decision. That is an awesome privilege and responsibility I will miss.