Sometime in February at the Delhi High Court, Justice Rekha Palli was constantly referred to as ‘Sir’ by an advocate. Justice Palli objected to the lawyer calling her ‘Sir’ and remarked, “I am not Sir. I hope you can make that out.” The lawyer’s response to this perfectly explains how changing times do not bring change in discriminatory attitudes. He said, “Sorry. It is because of the chair you...
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