A bench of Justices MR Shah and S Ravindra Bhat told Datar to take note of such comments.
“What is Mr. Datar saying (about such comments) ? Since you are appearing please look at these comments and take note of it,” Justice Bhat said.
This was after Senior Counsel Dushyant Dave, appearing for certain minority religious bodies, brought to the notice of the Court the scurrilous allegations against certain religions in the plea filed by BJP leader and advocate Ashwini Upadhyay.
“Allegations that certain religions are perpetuating rape etc cannot be made. This sends a terrible signal to the minority community,” Dave said.
He requested the Court to allow his client to be impleaded as a party to the case.
The Court, however, adjourned the matter to January 9, 2023 since Solicitor General Tushar Mehta was not present.
Source: Barandbench
