NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India DY Chadrachud on Monday reprimanded a petitioner in the Supreme Court and reminded the party-in-person about court room etiquettes.
The petitioner who was seeking a probe against former CJI Ranjan Gogoi and while responding to a question by the apex court, replied ‘yeah, yeah’.
This miffed CJI Chandrachud, who took a strong exception against the party, reminding the party that the court is not a “coffee shop”.
“Don’t say yeah, yeah, yeah. Say Yes. This is not a coffee shop. This is a court. I am a little allergic to people saying yeah,” the CJI said.
This is not the first time the CJI has taken exception to the tone of a party in court and reminded them of courtroom etiquettes. In March, during a NEET-UG hearing, CJI Chandrachud ordered security to remove senior advocate Mathews Nedumpara following a heated exchange.
The incident occurred when Nedumpara interrupted Narender Hooda, another lawyer addressing the bench. Despite being asked to wait, Nedumpara insisted on speaking, claiming he was the most senior lawyer and the amicus. The CJI responded that he had not appointed any amicus and cautioned Nedumpara against addressing the gallery.
The Chief Justice replied, “I haven’t appointed any amicus.”
The advocate insisted, “If you don’t respect me, I will walk out.”
When Nedumpara threatened to leave, the Chief Justice instructed security to escort him out.
“Mr Nedumpara, I am cautioning you. You will not address the gallery. I am presiding over the court. Please summon security and have him escorted out of the courtroom,” he said.