🙏 THE UPPER COURT.!!!*

 Few years ago, when Justice Ranga Nath Mishra was the Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, he was invited as the Chief guest to the Law College of Puri, Odisha. On the particular day before going for the college function he went to Jagannath temple, Puri to have the Darshan of Lord Jagannath and while returning, he heard someone calling him by his name "Ranganath Babu" several times. He was astonished as to who could call him like this in a loud voice, that too near the temple entrance and whether it was for him or someone else! In a dilemma he looked back and saw one beggar with an ugly face, inflicted with leprosy and bandage covering his hands and legs, calling him. 

Justice Mishra asked him “Who are you and why are you calling me”? The patient replied, "Sir, you do not remember me ? I am  the notorious Kulia Daku (bandit). Few years ago, when you were practising in Odisha High Court I was your client. In a robbery and murder case I was awarded lifetime rigorous punishment by the lower court. But you argued in favour of me in Odisha High Court and got me released with out any punishment. But actually I was the culprit as I had murdered one person and looted his money and gold. Similarly in other cases also I was set free with out any punishment."

 He continued, "Sir though I was set free by the Justice of human beings, in the court of the  Almighty I was severely punished and contracted leprosy through out my body and consequently lost the limbs. My family, my kith and kin hated me and drove me out from the village. Hence now I am crawling on the road  and begging for food. Near the temple gate sometimes someone gives food  or else I go without food." 

Hearing this, Justice Mishra gave him a hundred rupees note and left silently with a heavy heart. At the Law college function, Justice Mishra narrated this true incident with  tears in his eyes. He said, “We are judges here to set free or sentence someone as per our wit. But there is one more UPPER  COURT above where no wit works and the culprit would be punished for sure”.

Hope it is applicable to all in the present context also.

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