bar associations of sc slam cong keralam over cji resignation post
New Delhi, Oct. 13 -- The two bar associations of the Supreme Court have condemned the demand for Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant's resignation made by the Congress unit of Keralam in a social media post on Monday.
Responding to the post published by the handle "Congress Kerala", which was subsequently deleted, the two Bar bodies-Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA)-said that such a statement borders on contempt because it undermines public confidence in the judiciary and interferes with the administration of justice.
In its resolution passed on Monday, the SCBA said, "Statements of this nature belittle the institution of the judiciary and amount to an attempt to interfere w...
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