India, May 5 -- In a rare and scathing rebuke of its own back-office, the Supreme Court on Monday lashed out at the apex court Registry, terming its conduct "nasty" and saying its officials think they are acting as "super Chief Justice of India".

A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi made the observation while hearing a bail plea filed by Ayushi Mittal alias Ayushi Agarwal, an accused in an alleged investment fraud to the tune of more than Rs 37,000 crore.

The CJI referred to an order passed on March 23 on the plea, and wondered how the registry officials construed that the bench did not issue notice to the Enforcement Directorate and other respondents on the plea.

"The registry is acting very nasty," ...