The President of the Madhya Pradesh High Court Bar Association (HCBA) has apologised to Chief Justice Suresh Kait for accusing him of removing a Hanuman temple from the compound of his official residence..Recently, the High Court administration had a debunked these allegations as baseless and false. In a letter dated January 25, the HCBA's president, Dhanya Kumar Jain tendered an apology to Chief Justice Kait and assured that he would not engage in such conduct in future."I felt that my letter (levelling the allegations against Chief Justice Kait) created confusion, for which I am extremely sad and express my regret to the Hon'ble Chief Justice and express my full respect to him. In future, there will be no repetition by me in this regard," the letter said.Earlier, the HCBA President had also called for an inquiry into the alleged removal of a temple from the Chief Justice's official residence. "I do not want any action on my previous applications," the latest letter said, with reference to this demand. .Controversy arose last year when a lawyer, one Ravindra Nath Tripathi, wrote to the President of India, the Prime Minister, the Chief Justice of India and the Union Law Minister seeking action against Chief Justice Kait for allegedly removing a temple situated within the compound of his official bungalow."It is pertinent to mention that it is not his personal property, and he should not have done this," the complaint said.The complainant added that another lawyer had taken inspiration from the Chief Justice's act and moved a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the removal of all temples from police stations across the State..Close on the heels of this complaint, the HCBA also jumped into the fray and wrote to Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna on December 22, seeking an inquiry into the issue and action against those responsible.Soon after, the Madhya Pradesh High Court refuted the allegations. The Court's Registrar General Dharmindra Singh issued a press note categorically denying all such claims, adding that the Public Works Department (PWD) has also confirmed that no temple was ever present at the Chief Justice's residence.Allegations being circulated in some sections of the media to the contrary are fabricated and appear to be a deliberate attempt to mislead the public and malign the integrity of the judicial system, the Registrar General's press note underlined..[Read January 25 Letter]
The President of the Madhya Pradesh High Court Bar Association (HCBA) has apologised to Chief Justice Suresh Kait for accusing him of removing a Hanuman temple from the compound of his official residence..Recently, the High Court administration had a debunked these allegations as baseless and false. In a letter dated January 25, the HCBA's president, Dhanya Kumar Jain tendered an apology to Chief Justice Kait and assured that he would not engage in such conduct in future."I felt that my letter (levelling the allegations against Chief Justice Kait) created confusion, for which I am extremely sad and express my regret to the Hon'ble Chief Justice and express my full respect to him. In future, there will be no repetition by me in this regard," the letter said.Earlier, the HCBA President had also called for an inquiry into the alleged removal of a temple from the Chief Justice's official residence. "I do not want any action on my previous applications," the latest letter said, with reference to this demand. .Controversy arose last year when a lawyer, one Ravindra Nath Tripathi, wrote to the President of India, the Prime Minister, the Chief Justice of India and the Union Law Minister seeking action against Chief Justice Kait for allegedly removing a temple situated within the compound of his official bungalow."It is pertinent to mention that it is not his personal property, and he should not have done this," the complaint said.The complainant added that another lawyer had taken inspiration from the Chief Justice's act and moved a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the removal of all temples from police stations across the State..Close on the heels of this complaint, the HCBA also jumped into the fray and wrote to Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna on December 22, seeking an inquiry into the issue and action against those responsible.Soon after, the Madhya Pradesh High Court refuted the allegations. The Court's Registrar General Dharmindra Singh issued a press note categorically denying all such claims, adding that the Public Works Department (PWD) has also confirmed that no temple was ever present at the Chief Justice's residence.Allegations being circulated in some sections of the media to the contrary are fabricated and appear to be a deliberate attempt to mislead the public and malign the integrity of the judicial system, the Registrar General's press note underlined..[Read January 25 Letter]
