The Supreme Court on Friday maintained equanimity as a
lawyer loudly protested inside the courtroom when parts of a petition
alleged that the mob violence in the Patiala House courts in connection
with the hearing of a sedition case against JNUSU president Kanhaiya
Kumar was “instigated by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and other
extremist organisations.”
A Bench of Justices J.
Chelameswar and A.M. Sapre did not lose their poise as R.P. Luthra, a
Supreme Court advocate, interrupted the court with an emotional
outpouring that “he was pained by the portrayal of the RSS as an
extremist organisation”.
“The RSS has taught me that
all women are my mother and sisters... I am hurt, pained,” Mr. Luthra
submitted. He said remarks about the RSS should be expunged from the
petition.
The Bench stopped Mr. Luthra, saying “the court is not a stage for political speeches.”
“We are not interested in who created or designed this... ,” Justice Chelameswar said.
Sources: The Hindu
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