India’s Chief Justice Bra Gavai on Monday took an exception to a petitioner who addressed Justice Yashwant Verma of the High Court of Allahabad, who was caught in a dispute after discovering unaccounted funds from his official residence in his last name.
CJI Gavai gave her a vent to her displeasure because Advocate Matthews J. Nedampara filed a petition against Justice Verma for registration of the first information report (FIR) on cash recovery. Demanding an immediate hearing of his petition, the Nedampara said before the bench, including Justice Vinod Chandran, “This is the third writ petition I am filing.”
“If you want it to be rejected now, I will reject it now.” However, Nedampara said, “It is impossible to dismiss. The FIR will have to be registered.”
Is clearly referred to Justice Verma’s petition Challenging the report of the In-House Investigation Committee, which confirmed the fact Recovery of moneyHe said, “Now Verma is only asking for it. There is a cedar to be there, there is an investigation.”
The petitioner, referring to Justice Verma only as Verma, did not go down well with CJI Gavai. “Is he your friend? He is still Nyaya Verma. How do you address him? Is there some decorations in the court. You are referring to a learned judge … He is still the judge of the court,” said CJI Gawai.
Nedampara said, “I don’t think greatness may apply to him. The case has to be listed.”
The CJI warned him, “Don’t tell the court what to do.”
“No, I am only requesting,” Nedampara replied.
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