EW DELHI: Attorney General K K Venugopal on Monday lodged protest in the Supreme Court against dismissal of cases without hearing the lawyers.
Venugopal’s protest came before a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi.
He said citizens from far flung areas of the country come to the Apex Court and the bench headed by the CJI was dismissing their petitions without hearing them at the admission stage.
“People come to this court after travelling thousands of miles and Your Lordships do not even hear their arguments and dismiss cases saying you have read it. This is not the way, at least at admission stage they should be heard,” the top law officer said.
The CJI, who was presiding the bench along with Justice S K Kaul, said that he was taking note of his concerns.
“Alright, Mr Venugopal. We take your statement in the right spirit. You may now argue,” the CJI said. Venugopal was appearing on behalf of Rajashtan Government in a tax-related matter before the bench and when he sensed that the court was not inclined to entertain the plea, he made the protest. (AGENCIES)
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