Major (r) Navdeep Singh, a longtime contributor to Global Military Justice Reform, is featured in this interview with SCC Times Online's Swastik Singh. "From the Barracks to the Courtroom: Major Navdeep Singh's Legal Crusade" offers fascinating insights into his dedication to the law and law reform both in India and around the world. Excerpt:
What message or advice would you offer young lawyers, especially those interested in military law?
Well first, military law or military related litigation is nothing unique and follows the same principles of jurisprudence as other fields. Especially military service matters these are the same as other service or employment-related matters with constitutional law roots. Hence, I feel young lawyers must explore this field just as other branches of law and should not feel overwhelmed or overawed. It is just as any other field and we need young bright minds in this arena. My other advice is very simple — as lawyers we should never become the mouthpieces of our clients or parties whom we represent, especially when representing instrumentalities of the State. Our duty is to truthfully and ethically assist the court in arriving at justice, everything else is secondary.
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