SCBA has condemned alleged threats, intimidation and violence against former Bombay High Court judge Justice Gautam Patel and his family over the Dawoodi Bohra succession ruling, stressing that disagreement with a judgment can never justify threats or violence.
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has stepped in over reports that former Bombay High Court judge Justice Gautam Patel and his family received death threats linked to a widely publicised judicial ruling. The CJI met the Indian High Commissioner in the UK and sought security cover for the retired judge and his family.
The Supreme Court dismissed Hindu Dharma Parishad’s plea seeking permission to light a lamp atop the Thiruparankundram Hills, declining to interfere with the Madras High Court’s order. However, the Court granted partial relief by reducing the litigation cost imposed on the Parishad from Rs.50,000 to Rs.5,000.
