"Distasteful": Chief Justice Schools Senior Lawyer On "Publicity" Request
NDTV
Adish Aggarwala, senior advocate and president of the lawyers' body, had sought a suo motu review of the Supreme Court's judgment on electoral bonds scheme
The president of the Supreme Court Bar Association was in for some tough talk by Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud during the hearing on electoral bonds today. Adish Aggarwala, senior advocate and president of the lawyers' body, had sought a suo motu review of the Supreme Court's landmark judgment last month in which it scrapped the electoral bonds scheme and directed the State Bank of India to release all details of political funding made through bonds.
When Mr Aggarwala mentioned the matter today, the Chief Justice replied, sternly, "Apart from being a senior counsel, you are president of SCBA. You have written a letter invoking my suo motu powers. These are all publicity-related stuff and we will not get into this. Do not make me say anything more. It will be distasteful."
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta dissociated from Mr Aggarwala's request. "We don't support this."
