SC takes cognisance of K'taka HC judge's 'gratuitous remarks'

A five-judge Supreme Court bench Friday took suo motu cognisance of a Karnataka High Court judge’s alleged controversial and objectionable comments against a woman lawyer during the court proceedings in a case and his reference to a Muslim-majority area in Bengaluru as “Pakistan” in another.

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Before the commencement of the day’s proceedings in the apex court, the five senior-most judges -- Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice B R Gavai, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hrishikesh Roy -- assembled to take a judicial note of the comments made by Justice Vedavyasachar Srishananda of the Karnataka High Court during the judicial proceedings on Thursday.

In video clips, which went viral on social media, Justice Srishananda was seen reprimanding a woman lawyer and reportedly made some objectionable comments when she intervened in an ongoing hearing.