Chief Justice of India irked by use of 'yeah, yeah' in court, scolds petitioner, 'This is not a coffee shop'

Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud was not impressed when a petitioner used an informal tone while addressing him during a Supreme Court hearing on Monday (Sep 30). The petitioner's use of 'yeah' to address the bench irked CJI who said he was "allergic" to the expression, adding that they were not sitting in a "coffee shop".

The apex court was hearing a petition filed in 2018 which sought an in-house inquiry against former CJI Ranjan Gogoi.

"But is it an Article 32 plea? How can you file a PIL with a judge as a respondent," CJI Chandrachud asked the lawyer. Article 32 of the Indian Constitution guarantees citizens the right to seek constitutional remedies when their fundamental rights are violated.

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"Yeah, yeah the then CJI Ranjan Gogoi. I was asked to file a curative," the lawyer repliedbefore being cut short by the CJI, who said,"This is not a coffee shop! what is this yeah yeah. I am very allergic to this yeah yeah. This cannot be allowed."

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Plea cannot be filed

After schooling the petitioner, the CJI also told him that Justice Gogoi was a former judge of the Supreme Court and that such a plea could not be filed against him.

"Justice Gogoi was a former judge of this court and you cannot file a plea like this against a judge and seek an in-house enquiry because you did not succeed before the bench," he said.

The petitioner argued by explaining the background of the case.

"But Justice Gogoi dismissed my plea relying on the statement which I had challenged for being illegal. I had no fault, I had requested CJI Thakur to move my review plea before a bench conversant with labour laws... but that did not happen and it was dismissed."

The CJI after discussing the matter, instructed the petitioner to remove retired Justice Gogoi's name from the petition."The registry will look at the petition," he added.

(With inputs from agencies)