NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant urgent hearing on a petition seeking a probe into allegations of fake advocates and activities linked to the Kokruche Janta Party, a satirical digital outfit that has taken social media by storm recently.
A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalia Bagchi asked advocate NK Goswami, who represents the petitioner, not to take the case “too emotionally”.
Goswami stated that despite the ICJ’s clarifications, the distorted and malicious narrative continues.
“Don’t take it too emotionally,” the CJI said.
Another lawyer informed that they were seeking a CBI investigation in the case of fake law certificates and said that exchanges in courtrooms cannot be used for commercial purposes.
“There is no such serious urgency. We will see,” the CJI replied.
The petition also sought action against those involved in the alleged commercial exploitation of the oral remarks made during the court proceedings. It sought an investigation into alleged fake lawyers practicing law using fraudulent degrees.
Expressing concern about abuse of judicial process, the appeal claimed that remarks and observations made during court proceedings were being used in propaganda campaigns.
The CJP recently emerged amid controversy over remarks attributed to CJI Surya Kant about “cockroaches” and “parasites” during a court hearing on May 15 on a plea on appointment of a lawyer to a senior post.
On May 16, the ICC issued a strongly worded clarification of his statements, saying he was “hurt” by media reports suggesting he had criticized Al-Shabab.
He had maintained that his statements were specifically directed at individuals who enter the legal profession through “fake and bogus degrees” and were “misreported by a section of the media.”
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