Six hundred lawyers in India including prominent names like Harish Salve, Manan Kumar Mishra, Pinky Anand, Hitesh Jain, Ujjwala Pawar, Uday Holla, Swaroopama Chaturvedi have written a letter to the Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud.
Their concern is related to a group of people who they believe are trying to undermine the reputation of the Indian judiciary.
The letter accuses the 'special interest group' (without naming anyone) of trying to defame the judiciary, and influence the judges by creating "false narratives" and "spreading lies" on social media as well as accusing judges of "bench fixing" and other corruption.
"We request the Supreme Court to stand strong and take steps to protect our courts from these attacks. Staying silent or doing nothing could accidentally give more power to those who mean to do harm. This is not the time to maintain dignified silence as such efforts are happening since few years and too frequently," the letter said.
This is a developing story and the article will be updated with more inputs soon.
First Published: Mar 28, 2024 10:16 AM IST
