Justice Chandrachud Heard The Arnab Case On His Birthday

Justice Chandrachud heard the Arnab case, on his birthday, said – Justice is my life.

Supreme Court Justice DY Chandrachud had his birthday on Wednesday. On this occasion, he heard Arnab Goswami’s interim bail plea for the whole day.

After this, he said, ‘Justice is my life.’ On November 11, Justice Chandrachud turned 61 years old.

After hearing the entire day, Arnab’s lawyer Harish Salve, while wishing birthday to Justice Chandrachud, said lightly, “There can be no worse way to celebrate the birthday.”

Justice Chandrachud said, ‘No, no! Actually, this is the best way to celebrate birthdays. I am in court to make a decision and I like it. ‘

He thanked all the lawyers for congratulating him on this occasion. Justice Chandrachud will become the Chief Justice of India (CJI) on 9 November 2022 and will hold the post till 10 November 2024.

A bench of Justice Indira Banerjee on Wednesday granted interim bail in the 2018 case for inciting Arnab and two others to commit suicide.

Advice to Maharashtra government

Justifying the move of the Bombay High Court in the case, the Supreme Court said that if restrictions were imposed on personal freedom, justice would be a shock.

The Supreme Court ordered the release of Arnab and the two other accused Nitish Sarada and Feroze Muhammad Sheikh on a private bond of Rs 50,000 each.

The court also advised the Maharashtra government not to take such unilateral action.

What is the matter

The three men, including Arnab Goswami, were arrested by the Alibag police of Raigarh on November 4 in 2018 in connection with the abduction of interior designer Anvay Nayak and his mother to suicide.

He was not granted bail by the Bombay High Court on November 9 and asked to go to the lower court. Arnab Goswami challenged this decision of the High Court in the Supreme Court.