Supreme Court judge Justice Kurian Joseph and singer Mohit Chauhan perform during an event to contribute to th... Read More

NEW DELHI: If the cause is worthy enough, some judicial restraint can be shed. In what could well be a first, Supreme Court judges Kurian Joseph and K M Joseph took the stage at a function in New Delhi on Monday to showcase their singing talent for flood relief in their home state Kerala .

Shedding their traditional reserve, the judges provided a glimpse of talent other than legal acumen at the function organised by media persons reporting on the apex court as they demonstrated their vocal skills to enthral a packed audience.

Justice K M Joseph was impressive as he sang in Malayalam and Hindi. With panache of a trained singer he was at ease with both high and low notes of the song ‘Madhuwan Khusbu Deta Hai’, originally sung by the legendary Yesudas, and was given a standing ovation.

The newly-appointed judge said people from all religions should come out in support for the cause. He said the Constitution talks about harmony and cohesiveness and it times like the present citizens should come together and display solidarity.

Justice Kurian Joseph joined noted Bollywood singer Mohit Chauhan for a duet and sang ‘We shall overcome someday’. With an SC judge standing by his side, Chauhan asked Justice Joseph to start first but Joseph, perhaps willing to take a cue, said “You first”. A large number of people including judges from the SC and Delhi HC attended the function to show solidarity for the victims in Kerala.

