The daughter of a driver of the Rajasthan Chief Justice, Kartika Gehlot, has passed the Rajasthan Judicial Services exam by achieving the 66th rank. The 23-year-old said she knew this would happen one day because as far as she can remember, she has only dreamed of wearing a black coat and becoming a judge.
“My father has been the Chief Justice’s driver for the past 31 years and at a very young age I fell in love with black coats and the environment around them. As kids change their dream careers at every stage of their lives, I’ve only had one dream and I’ve worked toward it,” says Kartika, the middle child in a family of four. She says her other siblings are attracted to it too. feel to the legal field.
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Kartika was educated at St. Austin’s School, Jodhpur, and studied law at Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur. “During my 5th and 6th semester, I started an internship at the court, which allowed me to increase my interest in law. However, when Covid started, I signed up for the online courses of the Utkarsh app, which ultimately helped me a lot in my preparation.”
About her exam preparation, she said: “My daily study schedule was largely flexible, but I made sure I was consistent in my study. Every day I spent at least 3-4 hours preparing for the exam. However, once the exam dates were announced, I gave 10-12am every day, but by then I was mostly doing revisions.” Kartika, who loves listening to music, says, “Music helped me focus better and even to de-stress I relied on listening to music.”
‘Law curriculum should be more in schools’
About women studying law, she said: “I recently heard a case where some parents didn’t want their daughters to go to law school because they were afraid she wouldn’t get married if she went to law school. But I think more women should study law and be more independent and assertive.”
She added: “Not just women, but everyone should have a better basic understanding of the law. This can help many people to fight for their rights in their daily lives. Schools should also learn more about law in their curriculum for this.”
Kartika says it is her family’s support that has enabled her to pass her exam. She added: “I also received a lot of guidance from the former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Allahabad, Govind Mathur, who helped me in multiple stages.”
Her mother’s efforts to inspire her and provide support by any means necessary also deserve special mention, said Rajendra Gehlot, Kartika’s father.
Interestingly, at a time when most people spend a lot of time on social media, the young person has kept themselves away from social media. She said: “I don’t have a Facebook or Instagram account. I only use WhatsApp, mainly to communicate with people.”
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