If a judge makes contro comment, can a case be filed?
If a judge makes contro comment, can a case be filed?
After the controversial statement of a Justice of karnataka High court, there is uproar in the country. Two different videos of Justice Vedavyasacharya Srishanand are going viral on social media. But the question is that a common man knocks the door of the court to get justice. But if a judge makes a controversial statement or comment, then under which laws can action be taken against him.
What is the matter?
Let us tell you that the controversial statement of a Justice of karnataka High court is going viral on social media. In a video, he is seen calling a Muslim-dominated area of Bangalore as "Pakistan". At the same time, during the hearing in the court, when he asks something to the lawyer of the other side, he gets angry when the lawyer of the opposition says something. He is also seen making indecent comments on the female lawyer. He said that she knows so much about the opposition that now she will even tell the color of their undergarment.
supreme court took cognizance
According to the information, after the video went viral, the supreme court has taken suo motu cognizance today on friday 20 September. At the same time, the apex court has directed the karnataka High court to submit a report on this matter by Monday. CJI DY Chandrachud has directed the Registrar General of the karnataka High court to submit a report in 2 weeks on the comments of Justice Vedavyaschar Srishanand. Let us tell you that the CJI has also sought help from Attorney General (AG) R Venkataramani and Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta in this matter. The court also said that some basic guidelines can be issued.