Chief Justice YV Chandrachud was hearing a petition against the decision of former CJI Ranjan Gogoi.
Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud became angry when a lawyer said “ya…ya…” in English during a hearing on Monday. He berated the lawyer and said: “This is not a coffee shop. What is it or… or… I’m very allergic to it. This cannot be allowed. You say yes.
After listening to the reprimands, the lawyer said that he was staying in Pune. He started arguing in Marathi, which the CJI also tried to explain to him in Marathi.
In fact, the petition was filed demanding an internal probe against former CJI Ranjan Gogoi. CJI Chandrachud asked the lawyer to remove CJI’s name before the case.
The first lawyer was reprimanded for his English.
Lawyer: Former judge Ranjan Gogoi’s decision did not constitute a valid dismissal.CJI Chandrachud: But is this an Article 32 petition? How to file a PIL by making a judge party?Lawyer : Ya..ya.. Then CJI Ranjan Gogoi asked me to file a curative application.CJI Chandrachud: It’s not a cafe! What is it or… or… I’m very allergic to it. This cannot be allowed.
Then CJI explained to the lawyer in Marathi
CJI Chandrachud: (in Marathi) Judge aala party nahi karta. Tasa is the reason. (You cannot blame a judge. There is a procedure for this in the law.) When you challenge a High Court’s decision, you are not blaming the judge here.Lawyer: Principal kay karat sahib (What should I do).CJI Chandrachud: Tumhle soojhat nahin (You don’t understand me at all.)CJI Chandrachud: Will you remove Justice Gogoi’s name from the appeal?Lawyer: Ho ho (yes.. yes..) I’m going to do that.CJI Chandrachud: Ok, delete first and then we’ll see.
Petition filed against former CJI Ranjan in 2018 The petition against the former CJI was filed in May 2018. It said former CJI Gogoi had wrongly dismissed a petition challenging his dismissal under labor law on the basis of an illegal statement. There were major errors in his judgment.
During the hearing, CJI Chandrachud said that whether right or wrong, the final decision of the Supreme Court is out. The request for review was rejected. Now you need to file a curative request, but you don’t want to do that.
The CJI also made it clear that when a decision of the High Court is challenged in the Supreme Court, the High Court judge who gave the decision in the case is not a party.
Who is Justice Gogoi? Justice Gogoi is currently a Rajya Sabha MP. He was the first person from the North East to reach the top post of the Supreme Court and is credited with delivering the verdict on the politically and religiously sensitive Ayodhya land dispute case, old of several decades. He retired from the post of CJI on November 17, 2019.
CJI Chandrachud had earlier reprimanded the lawyer during the hearing.
1. During the hearing in the Electoral Bonds case: CJI told the lawyer: don’t shout at me. The hearing on these petitions was taking place before the Supreme Court on March 16 in the electoral bonds case. During the hearing, Nedumpara intervened and said that the issue of electoral bonds was not a fair issue at all.
When Nedumpara was speaking, the CJI asked him to stop and listen, but Nedumpara said I was a citizen of this country. To this, the CJI replied, “Wait a second, don’t shout at me. » Nedumpara replied: “No, no, I am very gentle. »
2. CJI told the lawyer: The Court is not a railway platform where you can board any train. On January 29, a lawyer was severely reprimanded for his misconduct in the courtroom. CJI said, “This is not a railway platform where you can board any train. Learn first from a senior how to behave in the courtroom. Even after the reprimands, the lawyer remained firm in his views. He said he was not against the justice system, but wanted reforms.
3. CJI said, “Sit here for a day, we will run away to save your life”, the lawyer had sought an early date for the NCP-Shiv Sena dispute. Repeatedly seeking a date for the petition regarding disqualification of Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) MLAs, CJI DY Chandrachud told the lawyer: Sit here for a day and see. You run for your life. The chief justice made the comment while fixing dates for two separate petitions of the NCP (SP) and Shiv Sena (Uddhav faction).