SC Bar Association condemns vilification of Justice Chandrachud

Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Monday condemned the vilification of Justice DY Chandrachud of the Supreme Court. 

In a statement, SCBA said that, “Executive Committee of Supreme Court Bar Association unanimously resolves to strongly condemn the vilification of Dr Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, Judge, Supreme Court of India, to malign his image, while he is being considered for an important assignment of the Chief Justice of India.” “The complaint appears to be prima facie false and is deliberately made at the time when he is being considered for such appointment, especially when the facts narrated in the complaint are 11 months old. The person making the said complaint has a very low credibility and is in a habit of making reckless allegations against the important Constitutional functionaries in the past also,” SCBA said. 

The Executive Committee of the Supreme Court Bar Associaton strongly deprecated such an attempt and said, “In our view, this complaint should not be given any credence by any authority and stringent action should be taken against this unscrupulous person.” 

As per the established practice of the Chief Justice naming the senior-most judge as his or her successor, Justice DY Chandrachud is expected to be appointed as the 50th Chief Justice of India. 

Justice DY Chandrachud, who is the current second senior most judge of the Supreme Court, is expected to be the next Chief Justice of India. The Central government last week has asked Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit to name his successor as he retires on 8 November.