‘Will recuse myself’: SC choose expresses displeasure over WhatsApp messages despatched on his telephone
By PTI
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court choose Justice S Ok Kaul on Tuesday expressed displeasure over some traders, who have been allegedly duped by an organization, sending WhatsApp messages to him and warned he’ll take a “serious view” and recuse himself from listening to the matter if they do not cease doing it.
Justice Kaul, who heads the bench which is listening to the case the place a agency is accused of gathering Rs 5,600 crore as a deposit from the traders, had in February this 12 months additionally stated he doesn’t wish to obtain WhatsApp messages in regards to the case from the litigants.
“You communicate with them (investors). I will take a serious view. They keep violating what I have been saying earlier,” Justice Kaul, who together with Justice A S Oka includes the bench, advised the lawyer showing for the traders.
“My mobile is not meant for WhatsApp. I will just send the proceeding off. I had mentioned earlier, I did not take any action,” Justice Kaul stated, including, “please stop doing this otherwise I will recuse myself. Do not try this”.
In its February 9 order, the apex courtroom had requested among the traders to desist from sending messages to judges.
“In the end, we may express some concern about the endeavours of some investors in addressing communications to judges or endeavouring to send messages through WhatsApp. We appreciate their concern but that is not the method for seeking redressal. We, therefore, call upon them to desist from doing so,” the courtroom had famous in its order.
During the listening to, the bench was advised that one of many respondents has circulated a letter searching for an adjournment.
The apex courtroom posted the matter for additional listening to on November 10.
The agency is accused of duping traders after luring them to put money into gold-saving schemes.
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court choose Justice S Ok Kaul on Tuesday expressed displeasure over some traders, who have been allegedly duped by an organization, sending WhatsApp messages to him and warned he’ll take a “serious view” and recuse himself from listening to the matter if they do not cease doing it.
Justice Kaul, who heads the bench which is listening to the case the place a agency is accused of gathering Rs 5,600 crore as a deposit from the traders, had in February this 12 months additionally stated he doesn’t wish to obtain WhatsApp messages in regards to the case from the litigants.
“You communicate with them (investors). I will take a serious view. They keep violating what I have been saying earlier,” Justice Kaul, who together with Justice A S Oka includes the bench, advised the lawyer showing for the traders.
“My mobile is not meant for WhatsApp. I will just send the proceeding off. I had mentioned earlier, I did not take any action,” Justice Kaul stated, including, “please stop doing this otherwise I will recuse myself. Do not try this”.
In its February 9 order, the apex courtroom had requested among the traders to desist from sending messages to judges.
“In the end, we may express some concern about the endeavours of some investors in addressing communications to judges or endeavouring to send messages through WhatsApp. We appreciate their concern but that is not the method for seeking redressal. We, therefore, call upon them to desist from doing so,” the courtroom had famous in its order.
During the listening to, the bench was advised that one of many respondents has circulated a letter searching for an adjournment.
The apex courtroom posted the matter for additional listening to on November 10.
The agency is accused of duping traders after luring them to put money into gold-saving schemes.
