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Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud told a lawyer not to mess around with his authority. The lawyer was stressing to get an early date for his petition. Justice Chandrachud asserted that the hearing would be on April 17th and not before that. To this the lawyer said that if he is permitted, he can mention before another bench. The Chief Justice reacted sharply to this suggestion.
Every morning, the Chief Justice -led bench hears around 100 urgent listed cases.
Senior Advocate Vikas Singh who is the President of the Supreme Court Bar Association was attempting to get an early date for a petition by the lawyers body seeking that land allotted to the Supreme Court be used for a chamber block for lawyers.
Justice Chandrachud got irritated with the demand made by the lawyer for a date earlier than April 17th and stated that he cannot make demands for an early hearing. He also told the lawyer not to raise his voice.
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