Justice V. Eswaraiah
Justice V. Eswaraiah files plea against High Court decision to launch probe into his WhatsApp phone chat with suspended judicial officer
The Supreme Court on Monday reserved orders on a plea filed by former Andhra Pradesh High Court judge Justice V. Eswaraiah against a State High Court decision to launch an inquiry into his WhatsApp phone chat with a suspended judicial officer.
The High Court, on August 13, ordered a judicial inquiry by former Supreme Court judge Justice R.V. Raveendran into the phone chat. It termed the conversation an attempt to “malign” a senior sitting Supreme Court judge and the then Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.
On Thursday, Shiv Sena asked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to take action against Republic TV chief Arnab Goswami over his purported chats with former BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta in connection to the Balakot airstrike.
On Thursday, NCP staged a protest against Republic TV Editor-In-Chief Arnab Goswami in Mumbai. The protest was held due to his purported chats on the Balakot air strike with former Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) head Partho Dasgupta.