: Some persons with vested interests trying to tarnish Justice DY Chandrachud’s name, says Bar Council #IndiaNEWS The Bar Council of India on Saturday criticised attempts by “some people with vested

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Some persons with vested interests trying to tarnish Justice DY Chandrachud’s name, says Bar Council #IndiaNEWS
The Bar Council of India on Saturday criticised attempts by “some people with vested interests� to malign the reputation of Supreme Court judge DY Chandrachud, who is next in line to be the chief justice, Live Law reported.The council made the statement in response to a letter written by a man named Rashid Khan Pathan to President Droupadi Murmu, making a number of allegations against Justice Chandrachud.Pathan, who claims to be the president of an organisation named Supreme Court and High Court Litigant Association, wrote the letter after the Centre asked current Chief Justice of India UU Lalit to name his successor, according to ANI.Pathan alleged that Justice Chandrachud had passed some orders in a case related to proceedings before the Bombay High Court, although the judge’s son was among the lawyers of the litigants. He also alleged that the judge disregarded settled law while dismissing a petition questioning restrictions on citizens who had not taken the coronavirus vaccine.The Bar Council of India, commenting on the first allegation, said that as per its information, the litigants before the Supreme Court were different from those before the High Court.The council also noted that Justice Chandrachud did not deal with the case on merits, but only told the High Court to either consider the...Read more

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