The Kerala High Court on Thursday ordered further investigation into the remarks made by the State Minister for Fisheries, Culture and Youth Affairs, Saji Cherian which allegedly disrespected the Constitution.
Justice Rajbir Sherawat earned the ire of the top court for criticising its order staying the proceedings in a matter pending before his bench. The judge had also criticised the division bench of the Punjab & Haryana High Court for staying the operation of his order.
The top court came on a plea by Tejaswi Yadav seeking transfer of the criminal defamation complaint pending against him in an Ahmedabad court over his remarks on Gujaratis, from Gujarat to a 'neutral place', preferably Delhi.
While the Congress leader wondered if he would be allowed to speak in Parliament, BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said his party would continue its nationwide campaign against him until he apologised.
Udit Raj had accused President Murmu of allegedly doing 'chamchagiri' while making controversial remarks about her on Wednesday.
A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana was told by senior advocate Janak Dwarkadas, appearing for CIPL and Mistry, that this is an application for expunging “certain remarks which affect my reputation, integrity and character” in the judgement.
Spearheading the attack against the Congress MP, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said that he was behaving like India’s ‘yuvraj’ or prince and now he thought himself to be a king.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal has listed the matter for further hearing on May 15.
