What's a court like? My first visit to Session's court.

What is a court like? Is it anything like the courtroom like we have seen in our bollywood movies? Does the judge say "order order" every now and then? Not at all.

Being a first generation lawyer and a person who luckily never got into any court cases, I had never visited a court. Now that I have chosen to be a lawyer, I was really interested to see the court proceedings. Luckily, I went to the Bombay Session and Civil court today as our college lectures got cancelled. There is one thing that many people donot know is that anyone can visit court and listen the hearings that are held( except for certain crimes where camera trials are held). One need to have a valid identity proof to enter the court.

Bombay session court is huge and old. The British architecture makes the court look magnificent. There are various court rooms in the premises and each court room is assigned a particular type of case. For example , all cases related to Narcotics are dealt in court room number 44. The courts are really very busy, with people dressed in black and white pacing up and down with files in their hand. There are a number of policemen waiting with convicts and accused for their appearance in courts. The courtrooms are not as fancy as you might imagine it. The proceeding are held one after another without any waste in time. Everytime a lawyer enters and leaves the court, they bow down before the sitting judge. We got the opportunity to talk with a lawyer which was really insightful.

Courts are really chaotic but at the same time really exciting for young law enthusiasts like me. There is a lot to learn and I would suggest every law aspirant to visit their nearest court( preferably with a senior) whenever they get a change.

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