Shashank Singh Arya

Unemployed 'youngsters like cockroaches' become media, activists; attack system: CJI
CJI Surya Kant Sharma: Unemployed 'youngsters like cockroaches' become media, activists; attack system

Likening some unemployed youngsters to cockroaches, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Friday said they go on to "become" media, social media and RTI activists and start attacking the system.

The comments came while a bench of CJI Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was pulling up a lawyer for "pursuing" a senior advocate designation. It said there were already "parasites" in society who attack the system and asked the petitioner whether he wanted to join hands with them.

"The entire world may be eligible to become senior (advocate), but at least you are not entitled," the bench told the petitioner's lawyer.

A visibly anguished CJI observed that if the Delhi High Court were to confer senior advocate designation upon the petitioner, the apex court would set that aside, seeing his professional conduct.

The CJI also referred to the kind of language used by the petitioner on Facebook.

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