New Delhi, Sep 30 (UNI) Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Monday strongly objected to a litigant seeking an in-house inquiry against a former CJI for not granting him relief in a matter related to labour laws.
The CJI also reprimanded the litigant for using casual language in court and said decorum should be maintained.
An Advocate mentioned a petition before the Bench headed by the Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud in which he had added the name of retired Chief Justice of India Justice Ranjan Gogoi as a respondent.
The Advocate had filed a petition in 2018 seeking an in-house inquiry against the then CJI Justice Ranjan Gogoi.
Chief Justice Chandrachud, expressing his surprise, said, “He is a retired judge now, We cannot order inquiries like this. You will have to file a curative petition now.
The Advocate argued, “There is merit in my case and law is also on my side”.
The petitioner then started speaking in Marathi.
CJI Chandrachud also spoke in Marathi and explained that Justice Gogoi was a former judge of this court and you cannot file a plea like this against a judge and seek an in-house inquiry because you did not succeed before the bench.
The CJI tried to make the party understand that a petition cannot be filed against a judge merely for denying him relief.
“When a High Court judgment is challenged in the Supreme Court, the judge who decided the matter is not made a party,” the CJI explained.
The Advocate said, “But Justice Gogoi dismissed my plea relying on the statement which I had challenged for being illegal. I had not faulted, I had requested CJI Thakur also to move my review plea before a bench conversant with labour laws but that did not happen and it was dismissed,” the petitioner said.
The CJI said, “Right or wrong, there is a final judgment by the Supreme Court. “Your review has been dismissed. Now you have to file a curative.” CJI said.
CJI then said that the registry would look at the curative petition, and asked, “But will you delete the name of Justice Gogoi from the array of respondents?
CJI then said, “Will you give it in writing to the registry that you do not want the name of Justice Gogoi in the your application?.
When the petitioner agreed, the Bench then allowed the petitioner to file a fresh application.
The CJI also objected to the petitioner on the usage of informal language before the bench. The petitioner used the informal ‘yeah’ while addressing the Court.
CJI DY Chandrachud then cut him short, and said, this is the Supreme Court and not a coffee shop. “I’m a little allergic to ‘yeah”, The CJI said.
