Allahabad HC Justice Shekhar Yadav, Prashant Bhushan appeared before the collegium and made this demand

Justice Shekhar Yadav, Allahabad High Court Judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav, who allegedly made a controversial assertion at a program of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), appeared before the Supreme Court collegium on Tuesday (17 December 2024). According to sources, Shekhar Kumar Yadav appeared before the collegium headed by Chief Justice Sanjeev Khanna and throughout this time he has been requested to current his facet on the statements given.

The Supreme Court took cognizance of the experiences primarily based on the statements on December 10 and sought a report from the Allahabad High Court on the situation. An official assertion mentioned, “The Supreme Court has taken cognizance of the newspaper reports on the speech given by Allahabad High Court judge Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav. Details and information have been sought from the High Court and the matter is under consideration.”

Strong response was acquired on social media

As per the prescribed norms, when a report is sought from the involved High Court by the Collegium of the Supreme Court on any controversial situation in opposition to a choose, he’s given a possibility to current his case before the Collegium of the Supreme Court headed by the Chief Justice of India. goes. At a VHP occasion on December 8, Justice Yadav mentioned, amongst different issues, that the principal goal of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is to advertise social concord, gender equality and secularism. He was addressing the provincial convention of VHP’s authorized cell and High Court unit at Allahabad High Court. The subsequent day, a number of movies associated to Justice Yadav’s handle surfaced on social media, drawing sharp reactions from many quarters.

Prashant Bhushan demanded inner investigation

The choose had mentioned that the regulation works in accordance with the majority. Opposition leaders raised questions on his alleged statements and termed it as “hateful speech”. Advocate Prashant Bhushan, convener of NGO ‘Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms’, wrote a letter to Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna demanding an “internal inquiry” into the conduct of the Allahabad High Court choose.

Bhushan mentioned that the choose violated judicial ethics and constitutional rules of impartiality and secularism. Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) chief Vrinda Karat wrote a letter to the Chief Justice on December 8, calling Justice Yadav’s speech a violation of his oath and saying “there is no place for such people in the court.” But requested the Supreme Court to take motion. Similarly, ‘Bar Association of India’ additionally handed a decision condemning the assertion of the High Court choose.

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