New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday took objection to Madras High Court judge V. Sreesanand's remark calling an area of ​​Bengaluru as Pakistan and said that we cannot call any part of India as Pakistan as it is fundamentally against the territorial integrity of the nation.

Supreme Court took suo motu cognizance of the matter

The Supreme Court advised the judges to be cautious while making comments during the hearing. However, in view of Justice Srishanand apologizing for his comments, the Supreme Court did not proceed further with the hearing initiated on the matter by taking suo motu cognizance and closed the proceedings.

Asked the Registrar General to send a report

Karnataka High Court Judge V. Sreesanand had made inappropriate comments during the hearing of two separate cases recently. After the video of the same was circulated on social media, the Supreme Court took suo motu cognizance of the matter and asked the Registrar General of Karnataka High Court to send a report.

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In one video of Justice Srishanand's controversial remarks, he was seen calling an area of ​​Bangalore Pakistan. It is known that that area is Muslim dominated. And in another video, during another hearing, he is seen making inappropriate comments to a female lawyer.

Hearing presided over by CJI

The matter was heard in the Supreme Court by five senior-most judges headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Sanjeev Khanna, BR Gavai, Surya Kant and Hrishikesh Rai. Following the previous order of the court, the Registrar General of the Karnataka High Court had sent a report of the case to the Supreme Court.

Be careful with your comments

The court saw the report and decided not to pursue the case further after the concerned judge apologized for his comment and closed the hearing. But at the same time, the court advised the judges to be careful while making comments during court proceedings. Especially in the age of electronic media when court proceedings are telecast live.

Requesting Help at a Hearing

The Supreme Court said that such unnecessary comments point to personal bias. Especially when they point towards any gender or community. Courts should be careful. Such wrong comments should not be made. The Supreme Court had also requested the Attorney General and Solicitor General to assist in the hearing in this case. They also saw the report.

Hearing should be held in chamber

Attorney General R Venkataramani requested that the matter be heard in chambers. But Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said that since the judge concerned has expressed regret and apologised, he believes that the matter should be taken further.