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Comments against judges a disturbing new trend: Ravi Shankar Prasad
PATNA, Feb 27: Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday expressed strong disapproval of legal activists making objectionable comments about judges who do not pass favourable orders on their petitions, calling it a “disturbing new trend”.
Prasad was addressing a function here organised to mark the inauguration of a new building of the Patna High Court by Chief Justice of India S A Bobde, in presence of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, among others.
“We can surely criticise the reasoning of a judgement. But, I foresee a new trend which I need to flag today”, Prasad said referring to “grossly unfair” comments on social media against judges by those who file PILs and feel aggrieved when the judgement is not favourable.
Trolling judges, comments against judiciary is a new disturbing trend, says Union law minister
Ravi Shankar Prasad said that judges should be given ‘complete freedom’ to decide on cases. Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. | PTI
Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said there was a “new disturbing trend” of passing objectionable comments and “trolling” judges by people on social media for not passing verdicts favourable to them.
He was speaking at an event of the Patna High Court, in the presence of Chief Justice of India SA Bobde and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, among others.
“India is a free country.we can surely criticise the reasoning of the judgement,” Prasad said. “But I foresee a new disturbing trend. Of late some people have an opinion about something, they seek to file PIL.no problem, that’s right. But then they start campaigning that we must have a judgement of this type only. And if the judgement is not
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