{"id":46701,"date":"2017-01-25T05:15:11","date_gmt":"2017-01-24T23:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=46701"},"modified":"2017-01-25T05:15:11","modified_gmt":"2017-01-24T23:45:11","slug":"use-unparliamentary-word-lowest-point-sc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/use-unparliamentary-word-lowest-point-sc","title":{"rendered":"Use of unparliamentary word, &#8216;lowest point:&#8217; SC"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_46502\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46502\" style=\"width: 292px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/01\/death-row.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"46502\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/decide-death-row-convicts-plea-2-monthssc-hc\/death-row\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/01\/death-row.jpg?fit=292%2C173&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"292,173\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"death row\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/01\/death-row.jpg?fit=292%2C173&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/01\/death-row.jpg?fit=292%2C173&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-46502 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/01\/death-row.jpg?resize=292%2C173&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Use of unparliamentary word, 'lowest point:' SC\" width=\"292\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/01\/death-row.jpg?w=292&amp;ssl=1 292w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/01\/death-row.jpg?resize=150%2C89&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46502\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Use of unparliamentary word, &#8216;lowest point:&#8217; SC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Supreme Court today termed as &#8220;lowest point in the history&#8221; of the apex court last week&#8217;s incident in which a senior advocate had used an unparliamentary word while assailing the verdict in the BCCI matter.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am sorry but this reflected the lowest point in the history of modern Supreme Court. I am pained,&#8221; Justice D Y Chandrachud, who was part of the three-judge bench, said.<\/p>\n<p>The observation came when senior advocate Vikas Singh said it was &#8220;slip of the tongue&#8221; and he has apologised before anybody could notice it.<\/p>\n<p>However, the bench, headed by Justice Dipak Misra, said, &#8220;Decorum of the court should not be spoilt&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The bench said it was pained as an allegation or assertion was made without any substance that they do not want to hear him. &#8220;It is not done. It is not proper to say that we don&#8217;t want to hear anybody,&#8221; the bench said.<\/p>\n<p>At this stage, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi said &#8220;cases come and go, but dignity should be there&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Senior advocate Kapil Sibal said he was apologising on behalf of the bar.<\/p>\n<p>During the hearing on January 20 in the case, the court had witnessed a piquant situation when the senior advocate used an unparliamentary word while assailing the verdict, evoking a sharp reaction from the bench which not only reprimanded him but barred him from advancing arguments on that day.<\/p>\n<p>( Source &#8211; PTI )<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court today termed as &#8220;lowest point in the history&#8221; of the apex court last week&#8217;s incident in which a senior advocate had used an unparliamentary word while assailing the verdict in the BCCI matter. &#8220;I am sorry but this reflected the lowest point in the history of modern Supreme Court. 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