Shikhar Kacker

Counsel at High Court of Uttarakhand and a qualified Advocate on Record, Supreme Court. Formerly, corporate lawyer (Partner, Luthra & Luthra Law Offices)

[Shikhar Kacker @KackerShikhar]

@BabajiSutar3 Devang Gandhi

[Joy Bhattacharjya @joybhattacharj]

In these days of mega franchises like MI, CSK and KKR, I can never forget the first franchise team I read about!
It featured H G Wells, Rudyard Kipling, Arthur Conan Doyle, P. G. Wodehouse, G. K. Chesterton, Jerome K. Jerome and A. A. Milne and assorted professors, architects, big game hunters and painters.
Their captain and founder was the writer of Peter Pan, James Barrie.
The team's name was a portmanteau of Barrie's name and the mistaken belief that 'Allah akbar' meant 'Heaven help us' in Arabic, very apt, given that they were wonderful authors and terrible though hugely enthusiastic cricketers.
But Barrie always encouraged his players. He praised one teammate's performance by observing that "You scored a good single in the first innings but were not so successful in the second."
His selection policies were also unique. In his words, “with regard to the married men, it was because I liked their wives, with the regard to the single men, it was for the oddity of their personal appearance.”
He was a canny captain. He would never allow his players to practice on the ground just before a game as the sight would invariably boost the confidence of the opponents.
He would also remind his players that, “should you hit the ball, run at once. Do not stop to cheer."
It was tough captaining the Allahakbarries. As it was the easiest position to field, most of the fielders would go to long on, sometimes as many as seven would gather there with huge gaps in the rest of the field.
The team played all their matches in the magical pre-war era, and some of them lost their lives later in the great war of 1914.
But the story of the Allahakbarries remains an inspiration to all cricket enthusiasts, and Barrie's book about the team had a foreword by Sir Donald Bradman when it was re-released in 1950!

[Joy Bhattacharjya @joybhattacharj]

Richard Hadlee broke his head, Malcolm Marshall knocked out his teeth, Imran Khan knocked him unconscious, and Michael Holding sent him to hospital.
And yet Mohinder Amarnath got three centuries in Pakistan, two in the West Indies and one against Thommo in Australia.

[Shikhar Kacker @KackerShikhar]

@SandeepMall It was wonderful meeting you at the event last evening, Sir.

[HindolSengupta @HindolSengupta]

Super impressed with Noida about one thing - it has been raining since yesterday but no water logging on the roads! Take that Gurgaon! People don’t want to believe it, but Noida has much better basic infra than Gurgaon.

[Shikhar Kacker @KackerShikhar]

@Anoopnautiyal1 That’s a populist statement - ‘sakt se sakt kanoon” alluding criminality to every civil wrong will erode the basic principles of a rule based society.

[Nithin Kamath @Nithin0dha]

Corporate governance issues coming to light in Indian startups will only increase with time. While founders will be blamed, the venture capital (VC) ecosystem is equally to blame
The root cause of this is the overestimation of the size of Indian markets by founders and VCs. 1/10

[G Kang @GKangInd]

So many calls about China, about what that means for India, about XBB, about 3rd waves, about new mandates, about travel bans, about vaccine boosters- thought best to get views out to summarise the current situation. Long thread, be warned 🙂 1/n

[Shikhar Kacker @KackerShikhar]

@vikramhegde Madhu Limaye (revision)

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@rajarshi25may @shikha_shrivas Mussoorie is in district Dehradun.

[Shikhar Kacker @KackerShikhar]

@Jayenderc16 Sir, divorce case cannot be instituted within 1 year of marriage, unless leave of HC is taken. In all likelihood, during pendency of the proceedings the application will become infructuous, as the 1 year period would have become mature.

[Shikhar Kacker @KackerShikhar]

@jai_mahakaaal @anilchoudhary

[Shikhar Kacker @KackerShikhar]

@Anoopnautiyal1 Populism should not come in way of sound policy making.

[Shikhar Kacker @KackerShikhar]

@Anoopnautiyal1 Any public infrastructure should be built to last atleast 50-70 years. No hill district has sufficient area or connectivity with other areas to facilitate such infrastructure. Our HC doesn’t have capacity to expand even to meet the requirements for the next 10 years.

[Shikhar Kacker @KackerShikhar]

@RPeermohideen @vikramhegde Recently a lawyer was hauled up in SC for attempting to predict the outcome of a litigation. The lawyer relied on precedents to support his claim :-) https://t.co/dZ6O16S96u

[BCCI Domestic @BCCIdomestic]

2⃣3⃣.2⃣ Overs
9⃣ Maidens
4⃣4⃣ Runs
7⃣ Wickets

Uttarakhand spinner Mayank Mishra put on a fantastic show with the ball & scalped a seven-wicket haul against Rajasthan. 👏 👏 #RanjiTrophy | #RAJvCAU | @Paytm

Watch those wickets 🎥 🔽

[Shikhar Kacker @KackerShikhar]

@Anoopnautiyal1 @pmo @bridgenroof @narendramodi @myogioffice @MHI_GoI @smartcityddun @MoHUA_India @HardeepSPuri Do we know the FIR no.? Would want to understand how FIR is maintainable for mere delay and negligence, which have civil consequences. Or is it a case where like common man, the government also doesn’t want to approach civil court and instead rely on police

[Srishti Agnihotri @Otternyatlaw]

I thought this was a good couplet to chant before we start a draft.

Brevity is the soul of wit
Prolixity is the sure sign of a git.

Concerned litigator,
Chomp away those extra words
Like a hungry alligator 🐊

Happy Saturday folks.

[Shikhar Kacker @KackerShikhar]

@DattaAmeet Absolutely shocking. His fitness levels could put any youngster to shame. RIP.

[Shikhar Kacker @KackerShikhar]

Thriller, comedy and a bit of romance in one thread 😂😂😂