14/07/2026
NEW DELHI, Jul 13: Refusing to comment on the recent abusive outburst of a litigant in the Supreme Court courtroom, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Monday said the dignity of constitutional institutions must be respected.
The remark from the CJI came at a felicitation function organised by All India Senior Advocate Association for retired SC judge Pankaj Mithal and newly appointed judges Justices Sheel Nagu, Shree Chandrashekhar, Sanjeev Sachdeva, Arun Palli and Venkita Subramani Mohana.
"I would not like to comment on the incident. Bachchey aise kayi bar kar dete hein lekin main ye kehna chahta hoon ki hamein constitutional institutions ki maryada, maan-sammaan banaye rakhna chahiye. Ye hum sabka daitwa hai, sabko isko nibhana hai (The dignity of constitutional institutions must be respected)," the CJI told mediapersons in response to a query on the incident.
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