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Modi and Chandrachud's private meeting raises questions about protocol: Shiv Sena

The Uddhav Thackeray-led party claims it is likely that Narendra Modi's government will reward D.Y. Chandrachud after he retires on November 10 this year

PTI Mumbai Published 13.09.24, 12:25 PM
Narendra Modi at D.Y. Chandrachud's residence.

Narendra Modi at D.Y. Chandrachud's residence. File picture

The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Chief Justice of India D. Y. Chandrachud’s residence on the occasion of the Ganesh festival has raised questions about protocol.

In an editorial in its mouthpiece ‘Saamana’, the Uddhav Thackeray-led party accused Modi of bringing down the last pillar of the Indian polity which has led to the “deterioration” of the country.

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“The private meeting between the prime minister and chief justice of India has raised questions about protocol," it said, referring to Modi's visit to Chandrachud's residence on Wednesday, which created a row.

The editorial said that post-retirement benefits were an alarm bell for the judiciary. In a dig at Chandrachud, Sena (UBT) said it would be interesting to see where the prime minister “places” him after retirement.

According to the website of the Supreme Court, CJI Chandrachud will retire on November 10, 2024.

The judges who helped the government in “trampling” democracy and the Constitution were rewarded after their retirement, the Saamana editorial claimed.

But there was and is a different view about Chandrachud as his family has a legacy of dispensing justice. His father was also the CJI when Indira Gandhi was the prime minister, it said.

The editorial added that there was a strong belief that Chandrachud would not succumb to any political influence as he is a son of Maharashtra.

“Hopes were rekindled by whiplashing the government. But in reality, judgments were given that helped the government. This was seen in the last ten years,” the editorial said.

It added that despite presenting evidence that “EVMs were detrimental” to society, the petitions concerning the matter were rejected, something the government precisely wanted.

The party said the Supreme Court also fell short of "keeping the CBI in check".

Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by The Telegraph Online staff and has been published from a syndicated feed.

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