After SC flags videos, Karnataka HC judge expresses regret over controversial remarks
The first controversial remark was made on August 28 following a discussion on road safety when he referred to a particular locality of Bengaluru as being "in Pakistan”. The other "objectionable remark" was made to a woman advocate.
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For his remark to the woman advocate, the judge clarified that the remark was a comment regarding the knowledge of the client and not aimed at the advocate. (Photo: District Court, Koppal/ Wikimedia Commons)Karnataka High Court judge Justice V Srishananda on Saturday expressed regrets over his recent statements that sparked widespread row in the country. Justice Srishananda clarified that he did not intend to hurt anyone.
His clarification came at a court in the presence of members of the Advocates Association of Bengaluru.
The first controversial remark was made on August 28 following a discussion on road safety when he referred to a particular locality of Bengaluru as being “in Pakistan”. The other “objectionable remark” was made to a woman advocate. Both the remarks drew flak on social media.
According to Vivek Subba Reddy, president of the Advocates Association of Bengaluru, “He said that he never intended to hurt anybody’s feelings or sentiments or the feelings of any community or individual, and that he regrets the same if at all it has hurt anyone.”
For his remark to the woman advocate, the judge clarified that the remark was a comment regarding the knowledge of the client and not aimed at the advocate.
Reddy added, “We said there is no doubt that he is a good judge but added that he should not make statements that are not necessary for the case.”
Earlier, the Advocates Association had called for a temporary stop on livestreaming and had called for sensitivity on the part of judges in the wake of the controversy. They noted that several YouTube channels with “adverse and mischievous meanings and titles”, were running clipping of the proceedings.
Earlier on Friday, a five-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud had flagged videos of the judge’s remarks as “gratuitous” Video clips widely shared on social media purportedly showed the judge calling a Bengaluru locality “Pakistan” and making objectionable comments towards a woman lawyer.
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