Practising Law Without a Chamber: Anita Jha’s Thirteen-Year Stand in Madhubani
Every court working day at around 10.30 am, a white hatchback enters the parking lot of the Madhubani District Court. By evening, it leaves quietly. In between, the backseat of that car functions as a legal chamber. Anita Jha, a senior lawyer in her late 50s, meets clients there. She drafts pleadings, prepares arguments, and…