Veteran lawyers urge CJI to direct CBI to lodge FIR against High Court judge for anti-Muslim remarks

A group of 13 veteran lawyers on Friday wrote to Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, urging him to direct the Central Bureau of Investigation to file a first information report against Allahabad High Court judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav for his anti-Muslim remarks, Live Law reported.

The signatories to the letter include Indira Jaising, Aspi Chinoy, Navroz Seervai, Anand Grover, Chander Uday Singh, Jaideep Gupta, Mohan V Katarki, Shoeb Alam, R Vaigai, Mihir Desai, Jayant Bhushan, Gayatri Singh and Avi Singh.

They also sent copies of their letter to other senior Supreme Court judges BR Gavai, Surya Kant, Hrishikesh Roy and AS Oka.

Speaking at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad event on December 8, Yadav said that India would be run as per the wishes of its Hindu majority. He also uttered a communal slur used for Muslims who have been circumcised and described the community as “harmful to the country”.

“They are the kind of people who do not want the country to progress and we need to be cautious of them,” Yadav, a sitting High Court judge, said. He added that India would soon adopt a Uniform Civil Code – a common set of laws governing marriage, divorce, succession and adoption for all citizens.

The remarks by Yadav had led to demands for his…

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