The Upper Court

Several years ago, erstwhile Justice Ranganath Mishra was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India, helium was invited arsenic the Chief Guest astatine the Law College of Puri, Odisha. On that peculiar day, earlier reaching the assemblage function, helium went to the Jagannath temple, Puri, to person Darshan of Lord Jagannath and portion returning, helium heard idiosyncratic calling him by his sanction "Ranganath Babu" respective times. He was astonished arsenic to who could telephone him similar this successful a large voice, that excessively adjacent the temple entranceway and whether it was for him oregon idiosyncratic other !! In a dilemma, helium looked backmost and saw 1 beggar with an disfigured face, inflicted with leprosy and bandage covering his hands and legs, calling him.

Justice Mishra asked him “Who are you and wherefore are you calling me”? The caller replied, "Sir, you bash not retrieve maine ? I americium the notorious Kulia Daku (bandit). A fewer years ago, erstwhile you were practising successful Odisha High Court, I was your client. In a robbery and execution case, I was awarded beingness rigorous imprisonment by the little Court, but you had fought my lawsuit successful entreaty earlier the Odisha High Court and got maine acquitted. But actually, I was the culprit arsenic I had murdered 1 idiosyncratic and looted his wealth and gold. Similarly, successful different cases also, I was acceptable free, without immoderate punishment."

He continued, "Sir, though I was acceptable escaped by the Justice of quality beings, successful the tribunal of the Almighty I was severely punished and contracted leprosy done retired my assemblage and consequently mislaid limbs. My family, my kith and kin hated maine and drove maine retired from the village. Hence, present I americium crawling connected the roadworthy and begging for food. Near the temple gate, sometimes idiosyncratic gives nutrient oregon other I spell without food."

Hearing this, Justice Mishra gave him a 100 rupees' enactment and near silently, with a dense heart.

At the Law College function, Justice Mishra narrated this existent incident, with tears successful his eyes. He said, “We are judges here, to acceptable escaped oregon condemnation someone, arsenic per our wit. But determination is 1 much UPPER COURT above, wherever nary wit works and the culprit would beryllium punished for sure”.

*Hope it is applicable to each successful the contiguous discourse also*

It is called the *Law of Retribution*

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*Karma catches up.*