BCI comes in Justice Chandrachud’s defence

New Delhi: With Justice DY Chandrachud set to take oath of office as the next Chief Justice of India, the Bar Council of India has come out strongly in favour of Justice Chandrachud and deprecated the modus of some people with vested interests for their unsuccessful attempt to tarnish the image of our Supreme court and/or its Judges.

The BCI has observed that “such growing tendency is really a matter of serious concern for the country and it has to be checked anyhow.”

It further said on Saturday, “One R. K. Pathan, claiming to be the President of some so called “Supreme Court and High Court Litigant Association” is stated to have lodged a complaint against the Senior-most Judge of Supreme CourtJustice D. Y. Chandrachud. Such post and letter of R. K. Pathan is being made viral by a few people deliberately on the eve of Justice Chandrachud’s elevation as the Chief Justice of India. The Bar Council of India has thoroughly examined the contents of this 165 pages long letter and it finds that it is nothing but a scurrilous and malicious attempt to interfere with the functioning of Judiciary and the administration of Justice.”

Notably, a complaint was been filed before the President of India Droupadi Murmu, Central Vigilance Commission, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “corruption and misuse of Supreme Court”.

The said complainant has accused the Justice of misusing his office in granting favour to a company for which his son represented as an advocate and granting benefits of thousands of crores to vaccine and pharma companies by his order wherein he had suggested people take the Covid vaccine.