Parmod KumarNew Delhi, March 26 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up a litigant over the conduct of the petitioner's father, who telephoned the brother of the Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, questioning an order passed on January 28 relating to the petitioner.
During the hearing, the Chief Justice Surya Kant flagged the incident in open court, indicating that an attempt had been made to question a judicial proceeding. "He calls up my brother and asks him how the Chief Justice of India has passed this order. Will he dictate us? This is his conduct," CJI said.
The Bench, also comprising Justice Joymalya Bagchi, remarked that such conduct was wholly unacceptable and raised the issue of initiating contempt proceedings against the pe...