Supreme Court Bar Association President Dushyant Dave wrote to Chief Justice of India  Sharad Arvind Bobde 

“As President of the Supreme Court Bar Association, I wish to place on record my strong disappointment and condemnation at what happened earlier today in the Supreme Court of India during the farewell to Justice Arun Mishra,” Dave said in the letter.

 

The senior lawyer said that the Supreme Court has come to “such levels where the Judges are afraid of the Bar” and added that “judges come and go” but highlighted the bar remain constant.

“We are the real strength of this great Institution because we are permanent. I must say, I am personally deeply saddened by this events and will never again participate in any function being organised by the Supreme Court till my term is over in December Dushyant Dave said pointing out that he was expecting to be invited to speak on the farewell event but wasn’t.

 

Justice Arun Kumar Mishra, who took over as a Supreme Court judge in 2014, retired from the apex court earlier today. The farewell, which held through video conferencing, was addressed by CJI Bobde, Justice Mishra, Attorney General KK Venugopal, and others. He said that he joined the Ceremonial Bench of the Chief Justice of India for the farewell at around 12:20 pm and was confirmed by the team saying video and audio were perfect. according to media reports. by agency.