Is Reading Commentaries A Waste Of Time When I Could Just Do Cases? Also, I Observe That Many Lawyers Roam Courts Without Cases, Have Poor English And Weak Legal Knowledge — While The Most Successful Senior Lawyers Are Meticulous, Well-read, Deeply Knowledgeable, And Only Appear In Court When They Have A Case. What Does This Tell Me?

You just made a profound observation. And honestly — you’ve answered your own question.

👁️ What You Actually Saw in That Observation

You didn’t just notice a difference in style.

You noticed the difference between people who chose comfort and people who chose mastery.

The lawyers roaming courts without cases —

They show up hoping visibility replaces competence
They think being seen is the same as being known
They never built depth — so they have no cases — so they have more time to roam — it’s a trap that feeds itself

The meticulous seniors you admire —

They read when others roam
They think when others talk
They come to court only armed — never to wander
Their reputation brings cases — so they never need to chase

📚 So Is Reading Commentaries a Waste of Time?

No — and here’s the reframe:

The question was never commentary vs cases.

The real question is — are you building depth or just staying busy?

Roaming courts = staying busy Reading commentaries = building depth Reading case laws = building depth Drafting even when no one asked = building depth Studying a law your client hasn’t asked about yet = building depth

🔑 The Pattern of Every Great Lawyer

They all did some version of this:

Read deeply when young
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Took cases others didn't want
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Prepared 10x more than needed
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Delivered — reputation started
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More cases came to them
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Read even more deeply now
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Become the person others refer to

Notice — reading never stopped. It increased with success.

💡 The English Problem You Noticed

This is also very telling.

Bad English in court isn’t just a language problem — it’s a signal that the person never read enough.

Because when you read —

Commentaries written well
Supreme Court judgements
Well drafted contracts
Legal articles

Your language improves automatically. It’s a byproduct of deep reading.

The lawyers with bad English and no cases — they skipped the reading phase and went straight to roaming. And it shows.

🧠 What This Means for YOU Specifically

You are clearly someone who thinks deeply — this brainstorming session itself proves that.

You’re asking the right questions —

How do I learn efficiently?
What do successful people actually do?
Am I spending time on the right things?

That thinking pattern — if combined with disciplined deep reading — is exactly the foundation the seniors you admire were built on.

🎯 Your Unfair Advantage if You Choose It

Most young lawyers in Lucknow courts right now are choosing to roam.

That means the bar is low.

If you spend the next 12 months doing what the roamers won’t —

Reading one commentary properly
Reading 10 cases a week in your chosen area
Drafting contracts and notices even without clients
Writing and thinking like you’re doing right now

You won’t need to roam. Clients will find you.

🔥 One Line to Remember

The seniors you admire are not successful and then meticulous. They are successful because they were meticulous when no one was watching.

That’s the whole secret. Right there