SC pulls up Himachal lawyer, says don t be chamcha of state
Wednesday - August 8, 2018 9:02 pm ,
Category : INDIA
SC pulls up Himachal lawyer, says don t be chamcha of state
New Delhi Aug 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up an advocate representing Himachal Pradesh government who drew its attention that the wife of an apex court judge hearing a matter relating to unauthorised constructions in Kasauli has filed a plea in the high court.
Pointing out that Justice Deepak Gupta s wife has filed a PIL in the Himachal Pradesh High Court on encroachment on forest land the advocate indirectly asked the judge to recuse from hearing in apex court.
A bench headed by Justice Madan B. Lokur strong exception that the state has placed before it the detail of a pending case in the high court and asked the lawyer not to be a "chamcha" (sycophant) of the state.
"Does the state have nothing else to do? What about governing the state? Tell your state that this will not be tolerated. Don t be a mouthpiece of somebody who has some vested interest. You are an advocate and officer of the court and not a chamcha of the state. Do not do it ever again " Justice Lokur said.
The court attributed the "chamcha" remark following advocate s conduct like a "yes-man".
The court was hearing a plea relating to the death of a woman government official Shaila Bala Sharma who was shot dead allegedly by a hotel owner in Kasauli Himachal Pradesh during a demolition drive.
She was carrying out the Supreme Court-ordered demolition drive.
--IANS gt/nir
Pointing out that Justice Deepak Gupta s wife has filed a PIL in the Himachal Pradesh High Court on encroachment on forest land the advocate indirectly asked the judge to recuse from hearing in apex court.
A bench headed by Justice Madan B. Lokur strong exception that the state has placed before it the detail of a pending case in the high court and asked the lawyer not to be a "chamcha" (sycophant) of the state.
"Does the state have nothing else to do? What about governing the state? Tell your state that this will not be tolerated. Don t be a mouthpiece of somebody who has some vested interest. You are an advocate and officer of the court and not a chamcha of the state. Do not do it ever again " Justice Lokur said.
The court attributed the "chamcha" remark following advocate s conduct like a "yes-man".
The court was hearing a plea relating to the death of a woman government official Shaila Bala Sharma who was shot dead allegedly by a hotel owner in Kasauli Himachal Pradesh during a demolition drive.
She was carrying out the Supreme Court-ordered demolition drive.
--IANS gt/nir
