. Despite being one of the toppers of the college scori

ad. The astrologer however, said that a new job is in the offing

rations and corporate practices. She was interviewed by a panel of five lawyers in a round table conference at the firm. Pursuant to the interview, she was asked to wait for their response. It was like an exam for which the re

l down when the train had just started off. By god's grace, she just received some bruises all over her face. Her spectacles broke. She was saved by an inch. Few ladies were horri

ciate lawyer in their corporate department under Mrs. Jenny Gonsalves, which she readi

whom advised her to chant Mahamrityunjaya japa, a Vedic hymn that would help her avoid accidents and evils of all sorts in Mumbai. She recollects further how at times, she would see visions of all sor

ting at a food joint in the Churchgate subway with her friend, was planning to make a visit to Leopold Cafe. However, they chose to return to their hostel. At the hostel, they heard the news of a series of attacks beginning with Leopold Cafe. Eight of the attacks occurred in South Mumbai at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai Chabad House, The Oberoi Trident, The Taj Palace & Tower

Samaira, a pomegranate juice to drink. On being thirsty, Samaira drank some of it while some was kept by her for later use. That night, she developed a severe strain in the muscles of my stomach and couldn't sleep the whole night. She cried i

pital. Immediately thereupon she cancelled all her appointments at work and rushed to take a l

rk. Her clientele got affected. She was not given new projects. The worst area to be afflicte

against her uncle who, immediately, took the advantage of my grandfather's death and sent a notice to us through a lawyer f

d Kolkata. She had to leave a lucrativ

appy to see her and wanted her to earn for the family while staying in Mumbai. There was no option left except to fight for the rights. Hence, she joined a fi

rafting pleadings, advising clients, handling and arranging various arbitrations, briefing senior advocates in vari

material terms of the deed of retirement and in view of the existence of the Arbitration Clause in the said Agreement, the dispute was referred to arbitration. An arbitrator was appointed and a response to the nomination was sought within 30 days from the date of receiving the said notice. He didn't reply to the notice. Perturbed at the state of things, Samaira filed an application for appointment of an Arbitrator under section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. By an order dated 14th January 2011, His Lordship Hon'ble Justice Designate of the Hon'ble High Court appointed Learned Arbitrator for deciding on the dispute. His Lordship also specified the time limit and directed the Learned Arbitrator to conclude the proceedings within that time. The Learned Arbitrator called upon the parties to the

absence at the arbitration meeting. Samaira recollects how she came to know from an astrologer that her uncle had done some blac

e city alongwith her family so as to s

which was that after the litigation, the lives of the family

her sister Harlyn

Isn't there any other wa

ms for us. Relocating to Ahmedabad is a fresh start for all

hy? And from who

om financial threat to threat of our lives. He could do anything to injure us. We

medabad on 1st August 2011 and found a temporary acco

part of the crowd in Amchi Mumbai and finding herself there again would be another experience. She joined a law firm near the stock market in Dalal Street. Four hours of travell

m being forcefully acquired by her uncle. He could go to any extent to cause harm to them. While

for rent. This was the only source of income for them. It took them a month to freeze on someone and they al

months, it later surfaced that her uncle had bribed the officer in charge so as to delay the case. During the pendency of the complaint, she convinced my parents, particularly my mother so that she may be able to leave for Delhi. Her mother was left with no option than to accede to her request. She re

h the brief she was frank enough to point out the errors in the legal draft. Accordingly, she got the job. Interestingly, the firm was

gal opinions, drafting agreements and handling matters pertaining to various other civil laws etc. On the social front, she attended and participated in various conferences pertaining to lega

e with her job. She was prompted by the urge to fulfil her dream of becoming a civil services O

Ranjan, where her stay was for a brief period of 3 months. She appeared before judges for various cases in many courts all over Delhi. However, this was not what she wanted to pursue. It was during this period that