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Plea mentioned in Supreme Court to restrain Justice DY Chandrachud to take oath as the 50th CJI on November 9, 2022

Adv: Oath is on Nov 9. Please list it tomorrow so that it can be decided

CJI UU Lalit: what are the prayers?

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CJI: Get paper books for my brother and sister. We will list the matter at 12.45 pm today itself. #supremecourt

Adv: before I proceed.. i have circulated..

Judges peruse the case file

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Adv: i have circulated the written arguments. i am very happy to argue before this court but there may be conflict since you have recommended the name of Justice Chandrachud as the next CJI. Earlier also a judge was disqualified

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Adv quotes Supreme Court precedents

CJI: So? what is the case you are making out?

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CJI: why will there be any conflict of interest?

Adv: during covid matters, when a senior adv appeared a request of tagging was accepted but when junior appeared, it was not accepted

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Adv: the junior lawyer was asked to file intervention and matter was disposed off. Now son of Justice Chandrachud had appeared for a party (co accused) in Bombay HC... Please see para in plea. in same matter Justice DYC passed an order in SC

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Adv: First order was passed on october 4. BCI replied that Justice Chandrachud was not aware but that cannot be so since the order was annexed in the SLP. When family member is appearing he should not have heard the matter at all

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CJI: Where do we get it that the order was annexed to the SLP.. How do we know this?

Adv: i have annexed the SLP itself..

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CJI: Anything else sir?

Adv: i have annexed the SLP milord

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Adv: this matter was of anita chavan and the slp is annexed at page 363. if any one of our word in plea is untrue we are ready to face prosecution

CJI: Show us index of the SLP. Where is that. show us that #JusticeDYChandrachud

Adv: if this plea is kept in afternoon session, i will show you. I had very less time.

CJI: Come to page 366. there are annexures there. show us the order of bombay hc

Adv: please keep this in the second session or tomorrow morning #JusticeDYChandrachud

CJI: Sorry we do not see any merit

Adv: i want to submit

CJI; We are inviting your submissions

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The advocate shuffles through case papers

Adv: we are also on the point that binding precedents of this SC has not been followed by this judge and thus committed contempt

Justice Bhat: you cannot argue or make such points here

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Adv: Justice Chandrachud had also forced the litigant to take the covid vaccine

CJI: Again the same thing.. #JusticeDYChandrachud

CJI: this matter was mentioned in morning for urgent listing. considering nature of relief sought, the counsel who mentioned matter was allowed to argue at 12:45 pm today and case was listed for admission before us

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CJI: we see NO REASON to entertain this petition. the entire plea is COMPLETELY MISCONCEIVED. Thus dismissed

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