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Pleas on note ban: CJI chides lawyers

Advocates raised their voices during hearing
Last Updated 10 December 2016, 18:52 IST

Chief Justice of India Justice T S Thakur expressed anguish after a group of lawyers started raising their voice during a hearing on Friday on petitions relating to demonetisation.

“What kind of memory will I take back,” he asked after the counsel started arguing simultaneously, creating “chaos”.

Justice Thakur, presiding over a three-judge bench, warned the counsel if they continued to behave like that, he would adjourn the matter.

“You want the court to proceed or not? Then you have to behave. There has to be some decorum, this is not a fish market,” he said angrily.

Justice Thakur reminded the counsel to look towards their seniors like Kapil Sibal, P Chidambaram and Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi to learn court decorum.

“In 23 years as a judge, I have not seen such behaviour. This is the last week as a judge and I would be going with a heavy heart. What kind of decorum is this? This is CJI’s court and yet no decorum. You can’t be allowed this kind of behaviour,” the CJI said.

Justice Thakur is set to retire on January 3.
The CJI had on December 2 also warned the counsel against creating chaos during the hearing. The court had then favoured for categorising the petitions relating to demonetisation.

On Friday, the court also indicated it would consider on December 14 a plea by the Attorney General to transfer various petitions filed in different high courts to the apex court.

CJI Thakur: In 23 years as a judge, I have not seen such behaviour. This is the last week as a judge and I would be going with a heavy heart. What kind of decorum is this? This is CJI’s court and yet no decorum. You can’t allow this kind of behaviour

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(Published 10 December 2016, 18:52 IST)

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