The Supreme Court saw intense exchanges during its ongoing suo motu hearing on the Kolkata rape-murder case on Tuesday. As the session was nearing its conclusion, a senior counsel filed an interlocutory application demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Expressing his displeasure, Chief Justice Chandrachud firmly responded, “I will have you removed from the court.”
As the court was about to conclude its session for the day, a senior counsel filed an interlocutory application calling for the resignation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Responding to the counsel, CJI Chandrachud expressed his disapproval of the application’s political nature.
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Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud intervened and said, “This is not a political forum, you are a member of the bar, we don’t require your affirmation to what we say. What you say has to abide by the rules of legal discipline. We are not here to see what you feel about a particular political functionary or the other, that is not out concern. We are specifically dealing with the grievances of doctors. If you ask me to direct that the Chief Minister should resign that is not part of the Court’s remit.”