CJI DY Chandrachud Rebukes Lawyer For Inquiring With Court Master About Contents Of Order

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud today (October 3) rebuked a counsel for making enquiries with the Court Master regarding the contents of an order.

The Counsel mentioned before the CJI that in an arbiration matter, few observations which were dictated in the open court were not present in the final draft of the order. When the CJI asked the counsel how he got to know about the contents of the order, the counsel admitted that he made enquiries with the Court Master.

Displeased by the conduct of the advocate, the CJI remarked: "How dare you ask the court master what I dictated in the court? Tomorrow you will come to my house and ask the PS what I am dictating in my chamber? Lawyers have lost all sense of decency or what? The final order is the one which we sign." 

The CJI after checking the contents of the final order, clarified that in the order an arbitrator has been appointed and all rights and contentions of parties would be open for him to decide.

Before the CJI, the counsel requested to incorporate in the order that the issue of limitation be decided by the arbitrator. 

The CJI, upset with such conduct of the counsel, warned - 

"Don't try these funny tricks again, I don't have a very long time around on the bench but until the last day I am in charge, don't try this - going to my secretary and stenographer!"