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None can bully judiciary: CJI
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SC issues notice to EC, CEC on Rahul plea
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None can bully judiciary: CJI
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday made strong observations in relation to Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's march to the top court on Monday and protest at its premises.
"Nobody can browbeat judiciary," Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said referring to Rahul Gandhi's march to Supreme Court.
The top court took up the petitions filed by Rahul Gandhi and other INDIA Bloc leaders questioning the functioning of the Election Commission of India (ECI) over the decisions related to SIR.
The court issued notice to the ECI, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and the two Election Commissioners on the petition but added that issuing notice doesn't mean condoning the conduct of the political leaders.
"We will issue notice, but we want to know his conduct on the next date of hearing," CJI Surya Kant noted.
The court's curt observations came after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and advocate Gaurav Bhatia raised the issue of the protest at the Supreme Court. "It is unacceptable that this court is seized with political procession. What happened in SC should not have happened," Bhatia pointed out.
At this point CJI stated: "Nobody can browbeat the judiciary." On Bhatia's assertion that the protest and march was an attempt to pressurise the court, the CJI called the attempts "feeble". "These are feeble attempts that nobody takes note of. Outside they make statements...we are not sitting in ivory tower, we are aware of things," the court observed.
