2024-03-30 14:25:57
New Delhi: About 600 famous lawyers including the country’s veteran lawyer Harish Salve have written a letter to Chief Justice DY Chandrachud. In the letter, concern has been expressed about the pressure of a particular group on the judiciary. Concern has also been expressed in the letter about undermining the integrity of the judiciary. It has been written in the letter that a special group is engaged in weakening the courts in the country. 600 lawyers, including Harish Salve and Bar Council of India Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra, have written that some people pursuing their own interests are trying to put pressure on the judiciary and also on the basis of irrational facts to further their political agenda. But they are trying to defame the court. It is written in the letter that as people who support the law, we feel that the time has come to raise our voice for our courts. We need to come together. It has been written in the letter that there is a need to speak against hidden attacks. The letter reads that there is a need to guard against these calculated attacks while ensuring that our courts remain as pillars of our democracy.
It has been written in the letter that certain groups are spreading propaganda in different ways. This harms the dignity of the judiciary. It has been said in the letter that these groups make such statements which are not true and they do so for political gains. Efforts are made to use pressure on political figures and in corruption cases.
Pressure strategy is being made
In the letter written to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, it has also been said that this pressure politics is being done because some political people are involved in corruption cases. All this technology is harming our judiciary. It was also said that this is a threat against our democratic fabric.
Targeting a lawyer without naming him
In the letter written by about 600 lawyers, one lawyer has been targeted without naming him and it has been alleged that he protects political persons day and night and then tries to influence the judges through the media at night. Are. A wrong narrative is being created by such selfish people. His comments are aimed at influencing the court.
Veteran lawyers have written a letter
The letter titled Judiciary Under Threat Safeguarding Judiciary from Political and Professional Pressure has been written on behalf of about 600 lawyers, which include Supreme Court Bar Association President Adish C Aggarwal, Chetan Mittal, Pinky Anand, Hitesh Jain, Ujjwala Pawar, Uday Hola etc. Are. No specific case has been mentioned in the letter but this matter has been raised at a time when many high profile corruption cases are going on in the courts, in many of which politicians have been made accused. It is noteworthy that many opposition party leaders have accused the Central Government of being targeted while the Central Government has denied these allegations.
against the dignity of the court
In a letter written to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the lawyers have said that the theory of bench fixing has been fabricated by selfish people. All this is an attack on the dignity and reputation of the court. Also said that all such critics are adopting the approach of ‘my way or the highway’. He appreciates the decisions with which he agrees and he degrades and condemns the decisions with which he does not agree. This dual approach is harmful for our legal system. Also, it has been said in the letter that in 2019-19, these people had adopted hit and run activity and during this time they had tried to spread the wrong narrative. Through these activities they try to undermine the judicial process for political and personal reasons and this should not be allowed and should not be acceptable.