“As President of the Supreme Court Bar Association, I wish to place on record my strong disappointment and condemnation at what happened today in the Supreme Court of India during the dismissal of justice. Arun mishra“Dave said in the letter.
The senior attorney said that the Supreme Court has reached “those levels where the judges are afraid of the bar” and added that “the judges come and go” but noted that the bar remains constant.
“We are the true strength of this great Institution because we are permanent. I must say, personally I am deeply saddened by these events and I will never again participate in any function that the Supreme Court is organizing until my term ends in December,” he added. Dave said noting that he expected to be invited to speak about the farewell event, but he was not.
Justice Arun Kumar Mishra, who took over as Supreme Court Justice in 2014, retired from the Supreme Court today. The farewell, which was carried out by videoconference, was directed by CJI Bobde, Judge Mishra, Attorney General KK Venugopal, and others.
He said that he joined the Ceremonial Bank of the Chief Justice of India for the farewell around 12:20 pm and was confirmed by the team saying that the video and audio were perfect.
“Then I had conversations with the Attorney General, the SG, the SCORA president, among others. Once the court met, I saw and heard all the proceedings clearly. In the end, Rohtagi was fired. After the court work, he asked Venugopal to speak and I saw and heard him completely, including his disappointment at the punishment of Prashant Bhushan“he added.
“When it was over, I thought they would ask me to speak, instead Jadhav it was requested knowing full well that he was present. For some unknown reasons, I was disconnected over and over again, but I persisted and rejoined each time. I saw and heard Jadhav completely and at the end of his speech again I was not asked to speak, although Jadhav has acknowledged my presence in his speech, “he added.
Realizing the “game plan,” Dave said he left the conference in the broader interests of the dignity of the Bar and himself.
“But the most important thing is that I sent a message to the Secretary General on WhatsApp at 12:49 and again at 12:53 asking him why they kept me silent and why they invited me. Only at 1:02 he replied saying that he is telling the Registrar to investigate him, at which point it was too late and that is why I sent him a message informing him that he had left, “he said.
Dave said this was an affront to the Bar Association and to him personally and mentioned in the letter what he was going to speak about at the dismissal of Judge Mishra.
“While you may have done so out of fear that I might say something unpleasant, let me tell you exactly what I was going to say and that I had written: ‘My lord, the Chief Justice, may I have permission to say a few words in On behalf of the SCBA and the EC on the retirement of Judge Arun Mishra? And with your permission, I would say: ‘On behalf of the SCBA, the EC and myself, I wish you, Judge Mishra, happiness and bliss in the rest of your life. long life, which by all accounts will be as fruitful and rewarding as it has been. May you ask Lord Mahabaleshwar to bless you with the strength necessary to introspect and awaken your consciousness. ” he said.
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