2024-09-25 14:33:22
New Delhi : The Supreme Court has stopped the proceedings on the alleged objectionable remarks of a judge of the Karnataka High Court. A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud of the Supreme Court said that no one can compare any part of India to Pakistan. Judges will have to refrain from such objectionable remarks. A five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud of the Supreme Court has said that Justice V. Sriseshananda of the Karnataka High Court, who made the objectionable remarks, had apologized for his remarks in open court on September 21 and as such we are stopping the proceedings.
Learn about the case in detail
In fact, during the court proceedings, a Justice of the Karnataka High Court had allegedly made a comment against a woman lawyer and then during the proceedings of another case, he had called a Muslim-dominated area of Bangalore as Pakistan. The Supreme Court had taken cognizance of this. The Supreme Court had taken cognizance of this matter on its own on 20 September. The High Court Justice had called a Muslim-dominated area in Bangalore ‘Pakistan’ in another case related to the landlord-tenant dispute. The Supreme Court said that the courts should avoid any such objectionable comments during the judicial process. They should not make such comments. Such comments which show prejudice against women or such comments against any section of the society should not be made which are biased.
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Chief Justice’s advice to judges
Supreme Court Chief Justice Chandrachud has asked judges across the country to avoid any unwanted comments during the hearing. Judges should not make such comments which are biased against a particular community or show bias towards women. Supreme Court Chief Justice said that you cannot call any part of India Pakistan. Chief Justice stopped the proceedings by making this comment verbally. Karnataka High Court Justice had called a particular area of Bangalore as Pakistan.
Controversy over calling Muslim majority area ‘Pakistan’
In the video of the hearing in the Karnataka High Court, at one place the Justice had called a Muslim-dominated area of Bengaluru as Pakistan and in another video the Justice had made objectionable remarks against a woman lawyer. That case was related to a marital dispute. The apex court said that any careless comment during the hearing can be prejudicial. During the court proceedings, the judge will have to be careful that he does not make any comment that is prejudicial against women or any section of the society.
There should be no objectionable comments in courts- CJI
The Chief Justice said that there should be no objectionable comments in the courts and also said that live streaming cannot be stopped because of the controversy that has arisen due to this. The answer to the day’s sunlight can only be more sunlight. Live streaming cannot be stopped just because videos with objectionable comments are circulating. The answer to sunlight is sunlight. What happens in the court cannot be suppressed during the hearing. This is a reminder to everyone that live streaming will not stop in the court and live streaming cannot be stopped on the basis of such comments.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court spoke bluntly
After the Supreme Court’s order, Attorney General R. Venkataramani mentioned some messages received on ‘X’ regarding comments and said that there is bitterness in all the messages. On this, the Chief Justice said, have you seen the judge’s comment? No one can call any part of India Pakistan. Because all this is fundamentally against the territorial integrity of the country. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said during this time that social media cannot be controlled.
On court proceedings going viral on social media, Chief Justice said- live streaming will continue
On this, the Chief Justice said that we would like to tell you that covering up any wrong is not a solution, rather it must be faced. The answer to all this cannot be narrow-mindedness. Live streaming of court proceedings has also come within the reach of social media. Most High Courts now have rules for live streaming and video conferencing. In court proceedings, the judge, lawyer, litigants and parties, all have to be always alert. The reach of the hearing is not limited to the people present in the court but it is accessible to other people.