Citing a serious situation and suffering around the world ”due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease, the Supreme Court judge, Judge Arun Mishra, on Sunday rejected the farewell invitations from the bar associations. Judge Mishra, who is retiring on September 2, is one of the banks delivering key judgments in cases that include a verdict on the punishment of activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan in a contempt case and deadlines for the payment of AGR fees by telecommunications companies.
Supreme Court Justice Judge Arun Mishra declines the invitation of the Supreme Court Bar Association for a farewell function to be organized before his retirement on September 2.
Judge Mishra says, my conscience does not allow me to participate in any farewell functions, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. pic.twitter.com/mPhVp5lZzg
– ANI (@ANI) August 30, 2020
“I appreciate your kind invitation inviting me to the farewell function … I have always considered the Bar Association as the mother of the Judiciary, and it would have been a great pleasure to attend such a function,” Judge Mishra wrote in the letter. .
Rejecting the requests made by the organs of the bar, Judge Mishra said: “However, considering the serious situation and suffering around the world due to the Covid-19 pandemic, my conscience does not allow me to participate in any farewell function “.
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