Bombay HC Refuses To Hear Plea After Petitioner Sends Personal Emails To Judge

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday has refused to hear a petition after getting irked with personal emails sent to him by the petitioner seeking an urgent hearing of the plea.

When the petition was called out, a division bench of Justices Gautam Patel and Kamal Khata stated that it was recusing from hearing the plea and informed the petitioner’s advocate of the emails sent by the petitioner.

The advocate, Kanchan Pamnani, apologised and stated that she wasn’t aware of these emails. She urged the court to hear the plea.

The petition, filed by some visually impaired persons, sought a direction to the Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs to make their website more accessible to people who are visually impaired.

One of the litigants, in the email to Justice Patel, urged the high court to look into the issue and stated that the plea hasn’t been heard for 2 years.

Justice Patel was irked with this and said such personal emails shouldn’t be sent to judges.

Justice Patel said, “The matter may be pending for how much ever time but one cannot send such personal emails to judges.”

The court directed for the plea to be placed before another bench.

Justice Patel stated that he would “never touch this matter”.

Justice Patel stated, “I am never going to touch this matter. Not with a ten-foot pole. Imagine if I hear this and pass a favourable order. The message sent would be that you send personal emails to judges and you will get favourable orders.”

The petitioner, who sent the mails, was also present before the court and expressed his apology.
However, the high court, refused to hear him.

Meera Verma

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