A vacation bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Bela M Trivedi said that it is very rampant in Uttar Pradesh and Chennai.
“Now, it is becoming a new fashion to making allegations against judges. The stronger the judge, the worse the allegations. It is happening in Bombay, rampant in UP, Madras,” the Court remarked.
The Court also voiced its concerns over the physical attacks on judges.
“Judges are assaulted. There is no protection of judges across our district judiciary, sometimes not even a lathi-wielding policeman,” Justice Chandrachud observed.
The Court was hearing an appeal against an order of the Madras High Court finding an advocate guilty of contempt of court and, sentencing him to two weeks of imprisonment and barring him from practicing for one year.
The Court refused to interfere with the High Court order and said that it found nothing wrong with the decision in light of the lawyer’s poor conduct.
“This man is completely incorrigible. He belongs to a class of lawyers who are absolutely incorrigible. They are a blot on the legal profession,” said Justice Chandrachud.
Source: Barandbench
