Most Humbly Prayeth

Today in Court, for the first time in my life, i find myself wondering just what kind of people pass the Bar and get to positions of responsibility and respectability.. The petition by Google and Facebook etc against the Government is being heard in the Delhi High Court and  from today's discussion it seemed rather like some of the court officers were either HIGH or had never in their lives used the Internet.


sample this...

Counsel: your lordship if the state can only tell us where the offending material is available we will make efforts to remove that material"
His Honour: very well counsel, the offending photograph is available on &$^%&.com.
Counsel: your lordship this is merely the name of the website. that is like telling us the picture is in Delhi. If your lordship may be kind enough to tell us the URL we will take steps to block that URL
Opposing counsel: lordship when we give them the website they tell us its not sufficient. what is a URL??? will they only take some steps if some offending pictures of their own family members will pop up on the internet?? we have told them the name of the website, now they should block it!
Every one in Court: huh????????????????????????????????
His Honour: Mr Counsel you must show this Court that you are serious about taking care of offensive content otherwise we will have to become like China and block everything!
Someone in Court: WTF just happened dude!..................

seriously, have these people NEVER used the internet????????


DISCLAIMER: there are almost verbatim transcript of the last few minutes of conversation in the courtroom today.. I most Humbly pray that His Lordship excuse my young self and forbear to sentence me for contempt of court since I found myself unable to stop myself from expressing myself under my constitutionally granted freedom of speech and have nowhere made any remarks which are offensive or disparaging of this court's dignity.  (the opening sentences were inserted by google.. I SWEAR!)

The petition hearings are in open court and i'm just waiting to see what the newspapers write tomorrow about this thing after the beautiful proceedings today.