CJI DY Chandrachud, who was hearing a petition in the Supreme Court, did not like a word from the petitioner. On Monday he even said that ‘this is not a coffee shop.’ However, the petitioner later improved his language. It is reported that after this the CJI also questioned the filing of Article 32 petition.
what was the matter
The petitioners were arguing a writ petition. During that time the Chief Justice raised the question whether this case is suitable for Article 32 petition or not. In fact, through this petition, appeals can be filed directly in the Supreme Court on violation of fundamental rights.
According to media reports, the CJI said, ‘Is this an Article 32 petition? How can you file a PIL by making a judge a respondent? To this the petitioner replied, ‘Yeah, yes the then CJI Ranjan Gogai. I was asked to file a curative. The CJI became very angry after hearing the word ‘Yeah’.
What did CJI say?
According to media reports, the CJI said, ‘Don’t say yes yes yes. Say yes. This is not a coffee shop. This is the court. I am allergic to people who say yes. He also said, ‘Justice Gogoi is a former judge of this court and you cannot file such a petition against a judge and demand an in-house inquiry just because you did not succeed before the first bench. Can.’
What was the argument of the petitioner
The petitioner said, ‘But Justice Gogoi had filed my petition on the basis of that statement, which I have challenged as being illegal. None of this is my fault. I asked CJI Thakur to forward my review petition to a bench familiar with labor law… but this did not happen and the petition was rejected.
It is reported that CJI Chandrachud has instructed the petitioner to remove the name of Justice Gogoi from the petition. He said that the registry will look into this petition.