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It may come as an irony to some and a paradox to others that a person from the extended family of a man who is facing charges of sedition and has been in jail for fover four years had qualified to be a judge (magistrate).

The story is from the Kako village of Bihar’s Jahanabad district; the jailed person is Sharjeel Imam, a JNU student who made inflammatory speeches during the Citizenship Amendment Bill agitation in Delhi and his cousin (Uncle’s daughter) is Farah Nishat, who has qualified the 32nd Bihar Judicial Service Examination to be a judge.

Sharjeel's cousin and Farah’s brother Muzzammil Imam, who has been campaigning for his release on bail, wrote about Farah Nishat’s achievement on social media. The post titled "This is the philosophy of life..." was full of emotions.

Sharjeel Imam‘s father Akbar Imam was a leader of Nitish Kumar's party Janata Dal United in Bihar. He contested from the Jehanabad Assembly constituency. He is no more.

Sharjeel Imam who even studied abroad is a well-qualified person. He had completed his master's degree in technology and studied history at the JNU when he got involved in the student and later Muslim-left politics.

Sharjeel shot into the limelight due to his inflammatory statement during the CAA-NRC agitation in Delhi in 2019. A case of treason was registered against him. Later he is also an accused in the Delhi riots.

He was arrested on 28 January 2020 and is lodged in Delhi jail.

Farah’s achievement has made the Kako village proud and brought happiness to the family that was looking for relief for a long time.

Villagers said this was the first happy occasion for Sharjeel Imam's family after he went to jail. Farha's success has brought smiles back to her family's faces. Farha Nishat has achieved this position with hard work and dedication. 

Farha received her primary education in Kako. Her mother Akbari Khatoon is a housewife and her father Nishat Akhtar is retired from the government.  Farhawas studied law at the Hidayatullah National University, Raipur.

From 2018, she worked as a Law Clerk cum Research Assistant in the Supreme Court and understood the judicial process closely.

After this, he started preparing for the Bihar Judicial Service Examination.

Farha credits her parents, sister, brother-in-law, and younger siblings for her success. She cleared the preliminary and main exams with self-study and family guidance, while she sought help from institutes partially for the interview.

Farha is fond of reading books, teaching children, and watching serials. She said that she is committed to serving society through quick and just decisions.

Farha says that after getting a law degree, I completed my internship. Then I thought of doing something different and moving forward. I started preparing. For this, I used to study for eight to ten hours daily.”

Farha says that during the lockdown, she got a chance to do an internship with Justice R Bhanumathi. She later worked with him for 2 years. She was so inspired by him that she decided to become a judge.

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Farha Nishat says she is in favour of quick and just decisions and will try her best to work in this direction. She said, “I am committed to serving society through quick and just decisions.”