Law of Gandhiji

Law forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets and steal loaves of bread and the rule of law is better than the rule of individual. 

Laws are made by governments, specifically by their legislatures. The formation of laws themselves may be influenced by a Constitution and the rights encoded therein. The law shapes politics, economics and society in countless ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people.

“ It is not true that Law defiles, it is not true that Law degrades. The Legal Profession has produced some of the finest and most independent characters whose names are imprinted on the scroll of history”.

GANDHIJI was trained in law in London. Gandhi became famous by fighting for the civil rights of Muslim and Hindu Indians in South Africa, using the new techniques of non-violent civil disobedience that he developed. Returning to India in 1915, he set about organizing peasants to protest excessive land-taxes.

Gandhiji said that “I had learnt the true practice of law. I had learnt to find the better side of human nature and to enter men’s hearts. I realized the true function of a lawyer was to unite parties riven as under. The lesson was so indelibly burnt into me, that a large part of my time during the twenty years of my practice as a lawyer was occupied in bringing about private compromises of hundreds of cases. I lost nothing thereby – not even money, certainly not my soul.”

He further said that a true lawyer is one who put truth and service in first place and the law is not an intellectual legerdemain to make block appear white and white appear block and it is a ceaseless endeavour to Justice.

That stream of justice has to be kept clear and pure and no one can be permitted to take liberties with it by soiling its purity.

Gandhiji as a Lawyer was overjoyed at the success of his first case in South Africa and concluded that the whole duty of an advocate was not to exploit legal and adversary advantages but to promote compromise and reconciliation

It is  difficult to ignore the thoughts of our GANDHIJI… who never  compromised with his believes and principles….  and even after the death , Kasturiba’s  soul might felt proud of non-compromising attitude of his husband “ MOHAN DAS KARAM CHAND GANDHI., who was a LAWYER.

Speaking truth, one of the believes of Gandhiji  is not impossible…which is a part of the process of finding solution to the problems…and there is no necessary to have selfishness…leads to hiding truth…leads to cheating etc..for solving problems…instead of that Yes! Instead of that , we can use the power of love… by believing others.. by speaking truth..by telling the facts…the problem may be solved…. Of course , I agree this will be happen when all or major part of the society start to practice…but one step will be followed by two.. two thousand… two lakhs… two crores.. and so on…

Gandhiji said “ that Fear and love are contradictory terms. Love is reckless in giving  away, oblivious as to what it gets in return. Love wrestles with the world as with itself and ultimately gains a mastery over all other  feelings. His daily experience, as of those who are working with him, was that every problem would lend itself to solution if we are determined to make the law of truth and non-violence the law of life. For truth and non-violence, are to him, faces of the same coin”.

Yes Bapuji  was hundredpercent correct that love dominates over all other feelings…a poor can love.. a rich can love…a king can love… a devotee can love the God..and with the love, we can avoid the solutions by violence, hiding the truth, selfishness.., and causing injustice to others… but the solution with love and affection leads to ““No Winner and No Looser". Are any laws in our country to cover all the above principles? Can a law change the attitudes of the citizens of the country ?

It is truly said by Gandhiji .. yes when we are believing the “Law of Gravitation, we have to believe the “ Law of Love”… Iam confident that the Truth, Love will win with out doubt…  a revenge needs to kill the enemy…but final result is that the killer will have to loose the total love and affection of their family, friends..and society’ love…

Ofcourse.. there is Indian Penal code and Code of Criminal procedure., domestic violence Act.. etc.. those can punish the wrong doer ,  but Law of Love works as a precautionary…  a husband  may be punished under the provisions of the “ Domestic Violence Act”, but only after .. the great misunderstanding… Quarrel… etc.. are happening.

“HAD THE SAID  HUSBAND USED THE LAW OF LOVE TOWARDS HIS WIFE, HE WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN PUNISHED BY THE PROVISIONS OF EITHER INDIAN PENAL CODE, CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT..ETC.”.

Such kind of persons who believe the Law of Gravitation, but  do not believe the ‘Law of Love”.

By

K. PHANI KUMAR

Advocate,

Hyderabad