<p>The Supreme Court chastised a lawyer on Friday for appearing before it without the case file, saying a lawyer without a brief is like Sachin Tendulkar without his bat.</p>.<p>A bench of Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud and Justice Hima Kohli noticed a lawyer appearing before it sans his case file and immediately came down on him for the lapse. "A lawyer without a brief is like Sachin Tendulkar without his bat. This looks bad," the CJI said.</p>.<p>"You are in your gown and band but have no paper. You must always have your brief with you," the CJI said.</p>
<p>The Supreme Court chastised a lawyer on Friday for appearing before it without the case file, saying a lawyer without a brief is like Sachin Tendulkar without his bat.</p>.<p>A bench of Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud and Justice Hima Kohli noticed a lawyer appearing before it sans his case file and immediately came down on him for the lapse. "A lawyer without a brief is like Sachin Tendulkar without his bat. This looks bad," the CJI said.</p>.<p>"You are in your gown and band but have no paper. You must always have your brief with you," the CJI said.</p>