DDNEWS — Charcha Mein 20261012 123000 UTC 455 transcript segments Google Cloud Speech-to-Text API (Chirp) + Gemini 2.5 Flash Non-Thinking Data courtesy of The GDELT Project (https://www.gdeltproject.org/), from the Internet Archive TV News Archive. Machine transcription. Treat it as a searchable index of what was broadcast, not a verbatim quotation record. [00:00:04] I am better placed [00:00:25] Hello, you have started watching our special discussion program on DD News. [00:00:29] I am Chandra Singh, and in today's [00:00:32] discussion, we will talk about the two pillars of democracy, [00:00:36] the judiciary and the executive, [00:00:39] the relationship between these two, and [00:00:42] their respective rights. This debate has re-emerged [00:00:46] because something new has happened, [00:00:49] something that had not happened before. [00:00:53] Opposition parties wrote a letter to the Chief Justice, [00:00:56] to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, requesting a meeting. [00:01:00] He responded, he responded through a letter, [00:01:03] and this reply was given yesterday. And [00:01:07] in it, the Chief Justice, Justice Suryakant, [00:01:10] wrote everything in his reply. Despite [00:01:13] that, the opposition parties have taken to the streets. [00:01:17] But this has sparked a debate that [00:01:20] if you want to talk to the [00:01:22] judiciary and the Supreme Court Chief [00:01:26] Justice, what should be the way? What [00:01:30] are the constitutional provisions? Today, [00:01:32] we will discuss this issue. First, let [00:01:36] us show you what the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, [00:01:39] Suryakant, Justice Suryakant, [00:01:43] wrote in his reply. He refused to meet Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and [00:01:47] Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi. He refused [00:01:50] to meet [00:01:52] them. [00:01:58] And the Chief Justice wrote a letter [00:02:00] and appreciated. to both leaders, a reply letter, and he fully clarified [00:02:03] the reason for not being able to meet. He said that the issues on which [00:02:07] opposition leaders want to meet him are already pending [00:02:11] before the Supreme Court. So, meeting to discuss pending cases [00:02:15] Now it is rebar with would not be in accordance with established ethical [00:02:19] norms and judicial decorum. Also, the Chief [00:02:23] is hidden from Justice clarified in his letter that discussing pending cases [00:02:26] at an administrative level would be against [00:02:30] the principle of separation of powers. He [00:02:33] also advised opposition leaders that instead of submitting a memorandum, [00:02:36] they should take recourse to the judicial process of the Supreme Court and file [00:02:40] their petition online or directly [00:02:43] in court. The Chief Justice said that it is the duty of the Supreme Court [00:02:46] to consider cases related to the violation of fundamental [00:02:50] rights under Article 32 of the Constitution. In fact, [00:02:54] Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge wrote a letter to the Chief Justice on October 10th [00:02:58] and requested a meeting between [00:03:00] 4 and 5 p.m. for October 12th, i.e., today. [00:03:03] Both leaders wanted to submit a memorandum [00:03:07] on issues related to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Election Commission, [00:03:10] alleged arbitrary arrests of students, closure of metro stations, [00:03:14] and cancellation of trains. They wanted to meet [00:03:18] and submit it. [00:03:36] which shows the accuracy [00:03:40] So, today's discussion [00:03:40] Who can ask is about this. The topic of our discussion [00:03:44] is whether our leaders are forgetting the dignity of the Constitution [00:03:48] for political gain. And this includes prominent [00:03:52] leaders and major parties [00:03:56] who have ruled this country for decades, [00:03:59] who have held power, who claim to have [00:04:03] built institutions, who often refer [00:04:07] to the Constitution, holding it in their hands, saying that [00:04:10] this is the Constitution and it should be followed. [00:04:14] So, have these leaders, these parties, forgotten [00:04:17] the dignity of the Constitution, and are they [00:04:20] not following the Constitution themselves? And that is why [00:04:24] they are taking such steps, steps that have never [00:04:28] been taken before. So, what are its legal aspects, [00:04:31] what are the provisions in our Constitution? If, for instance, [00:04:35] the executive, that is, leaders, officials, [00:04:38] or anyone, if they [00:04:41] need to meet the top people of our judiciary, to raise [00:04:45] an issue, what is the provision for that? Sanjay Chaddha [00:04:48] ji, a legal expert, has joined us. Let's try to understand [00:04:52] from him. Welcome, Sanjay ji. First of [00:04:55] all, we will try to understand [00:04:58] Nowadays, that is not necessary. from you, and in fact, everyone would want to know at this time, has [00:05:00] anything like this ever happened before, where leaders of parties [00:05:04] wrote and requested a meeting? Because there [00:05:08] are many ways to submit a memorandum or a petition. Has [00:05:11] this ever happened before? Is there such a system in our [00:05:14] Constitution, or was this an attempt to go beyond [00:05:18] the Constitution? Two things. The answer [00:05:21] to the first question is that historically, [00:05:24] if we look, no political party has ever requested [00:05:28] time from the CJI or judges [00:05:32] to submit any memorandum [00:05:35] or anything of that sort. If it has to be submitted, as you mentioned, there [00:05:38] are many other ways, including through [00:05:42] post, including by delivering it to their [00:05:46] office. This is what happens, just like in this case. This letter [00:05:50] was written two days ago, and it was delivered there. [00:05:54] Yes, okay. So that's one thing. Secondly, you [00:05:58] asked if there is any such provision in the Constitution. [00:06:01] The answer is no, there is no such provision [00:06:05] because this is an administrative task, not a judicial [00:06:09] task. So, [00:06:13] there is no such provision. Now, as far as this decision [00:06:16] is concerned, and [00:06:19] why he took such a decision, nobody [00:06:23] can comment on that. Absolutely, you are right that [00:06:26] since these are political matters, what is there to comment on? [00:06:29] But the way a meeting was requested for the 12th, [00:06:33] just one day before, today the Chief Justice's statement [00:06:36] also came, he said that I had replied to the letter a day before, [00:06:40] i.e., yesterday. And in the reply, he explained [00:06:44] in detail why he is not meeting. He has given sufficient reasons. In the [00:06:48] light of the reasons he has given, [00:06:51] the Chief Justice has said [00:06:55] very important things. Because he also talked [00:06:58] about the separation of powers. [00:07:02] He also said that it would not be good if you meet [00:07:06] him separately on a case that is under hearing. [00:07:09] This should not happen. These are very important things. [00:07:29] Based on that, I would like to say that if any matter is going on before a judge, no party or any person related [00:07:33] to it talks to him about [00:07:36] that matter. This is something that [00:07:39] is not considered appropriate from a judicial point of view. [00:07:44] The second thing is why the Chief Justice, I saw his [00:07:47] interview this morning, he clearly said [00:07:51] that because the issues about [00:07:53] which you are trying to meet me, for which you [00:07:57] have written a letter, those issues [00:08:00] are already pending in a petition in the Supreme Court. [00:08:03] So, it is not appropriate, [00:08:06] rather it is not fair for me [00:08:10] to meet you for this particular issue. [00:08:14] This is the first thing, and the second is a very [00:08:17] important thing that the CJI [00:08:20] said, which we can also say is that the issue is already [00:08:24] sub judice. So, don't talk [00:08:27] to me about it because you have full [00:08:31] right to come to court either yourself or through [00:08:35] another person, another advocate, and present your views on that issue [00:08:38] when it is being heard. Yes. [00:08:41] Right. Absolutely. [00:08:44] The argument of the leaders who wrote the letter for a meeting [00:08:48] is that just as we presented our views to the President, [00:08:52] and just as we go to meet the Election Commission, similarly, [00:08:55] we want to convey our views to the Chief Justice, and that is [00:08:59] why we wrote this letter and requested this time. But [00:09:03] first, you are saying that there is no such precedent, it has never happened before. [00:09:07] Secondly, there is no such provision. [00:09:10] Thirdly, when the same case is under hearing, [00:09:14] then such a meeting becomes even more unfair. [00:09:17] That is to say, it would be inappropriate. Such [00:09:21] a meeting would be inappropriate. In such a situation, if they [00:09:24] want to express their views, what are the constitutional ways, [00:09:28] what are the legal ways through which any leader, any party, [00:09:31] or even any common citizen, if [00:09:35] they want to express their views on this whole matter that is under hearing, how [00:09:39] can they do it? Sir, as you said, any [00:09:43] person who wants to express their views has several [00:09:46] means. One is, you [00:09:50] know, I'm saying any person, so X, Y, Z. [00:09:53] These are, of course, the Leader of Opposition. They [00:09:57] are not just any person, they are different. [00:10:00] So, if any person, you [00:10:04] want to give some better inputs, better [00:10:08] information, and you want to give [00:10:11] that to the court, in this regard, you [00:10:14] can file an application before the court. [00:10:18] When this particular case is heard, you can [00:10:21] also become a party. You will give your reason that due [00:10:25] to these reasons, [00:10:29] to assist the court on this issue, that you [00:10:32] should make such and such a decision. So what [00:10:36] is called intervening, intervening petition, [00:10:39] intervenor, I have to intervene [00:10:42] in it. The literal meaning of intervention [00:10:46] is interference, but it is a [00:10:49] intervenor application. So you can become [00:10:52] an intervenor and present your fundamental [00:10:56] feelings to the court. On many issues, we see [00:11:00] intervenor applications filed every day in court. [00:11:04] The court hears them, and a large [00:11:07] number of intervenor applications are also rejected, [00:11:11] in which the court says that no, we are competent, we do not need the knowledge [00:11:14] you want to show or the information you [00:11:18] want to give. I have said it in harsh words, it [00:11:22] is not acceptable. We will not, because otherwise thousands of people will line up tomorrow. [00:11:55] A Supreme Court speaker has joined us, Aman Sena ji. Welcome [00:11:58] to the discussion. I would like to convey [00:12:02] your opinion, your understanding on this aspect [00:12:05] to the people. Let's take a short break. After the break, we will return to both of you. [00:12:08] For now, it's time for a short break [00:12:10] in the discussion. [00:12:16] India's largest gold loan NBFC, Muthoot Finance. [00:12:19] Take a gold loan and then see what gold cannot do. [00:12:23] Call 1800313. [00:12:26] When the iron stone comes out by tearing the earth [00:12:30] and meets the zeal of Mongia, [00:12:33] then it is heated, melted, [00:12:36] and becomes steel. [00:12:40] all its qualities. [00:12:42] Mongia Steel, strong country's strong [00:12:45] rebar. [00:12:49] Welcome back after the break. You are watching our special program in discussion, and we have [00:12:53] both our guests joining us. Aman ji has also joined, senior advocate of the Supreme Court, [00:12:57] and Sanjay Chaddha ji has also joined. And what are we talking about? We are talking [00:13:01] about what the Chief Justice [00:13:04] of the Supreme Court replied to the letter [00:13:08] with. What are the key points, what are the provisions, what are the legal provisions, [00:13:12] what are the different rights? Aman Sinha ji, [00:13:15] the way some leaders wrote a letter, first of all, it has never [00:13:19] been seen before, there is no example of it ever being done before. [00:13:22] After that, what the Chief Justice [00:13:26] said in his reply letter, how important [00:13:30] is it? Also tell me that if we look at it legally, [00:13:34] in terms of legal provisions, in terms of tradition, [00:13:38] then not asking for time for a meeting [00:13:42] has not been in tradition. [00:13:45] Aman Sena ji, [00:13:48] Look, the Supreme Court is the highest court of the country, [00:13:51] it is a temple of justice, not an arena for political rallies. [00:13:55] And the court runs on petitions, [00:13:59] it does not run on a political [00:14:02] procession. Those who wave the Constitution, [00:14:06] they should sometimes open and read the Constitution. [00:14:10] And they should also understand its dignity. [00:14:13] Clearly, this matter is pending in the Supreme Court, [00:14:16] before the bench of the Chief Justice of India. And [00:14:20] as you said, he himself said in his letter [00:14:24] that the matter is sub judice, so come through a petition. [00:14:27] But he didn't want a petition, he wanted [00:14:30] to come with a political procession. So, [00:14:34] the whole country, our whole justice system, [00:14:37] will run according to the Constitution, right? A separate [00:14:41] system will not be created for one person. [00:14:44] Of course. And when a case [00:14:48] is pending before the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court [00:14:51] himself on the judicial side, and you are going [00:14:55] to the same judge of the Supreme Court with a political procession, [00:14:59] and you want to give a memorandum with a long procession, [00:15:03] then this is a tactic to put pressure. [00:15:06] This is clearly an attempt to influence [00:15:10] and put pressure. Otherwise, you could have done it by impleading [00:15:14] in the same petition. What is the need for such a big show? [00:15:18] And a single lawyer could have gone and filed it. [00:15:23] It can also be filed [00:15:25] online. So, in a way, they are doing this. [00:15:29] If, suppose, a judge meets and takes [00:15:33] a private memorandum, any sub judice matter that is before him, [00:15:36] then he cannot hear that case [00:16:08] further. And clearly, if someone had to go there, [00:16:11] a single lawyer could have gone and filed it, it could have been [00:16:15] online. You are going to the same judge with a sub judice [00:16:19] matter with a private memorandum, a political procession. [00:16:22] Yes, as you said, as you said, [00:16:26] this was somehow an attempt to pressure the Chief Justice. [00:16:29] Was it because of these things, [00:16:32] so that a wrong message should not go anywhere, or it should not be twisted, [00:16:36] as you mentioned about the talks after meeting the President? [00:16:39] For this also, the Chief Justice [00:16:43] himself came today and said that I had replied [00:16:47] to the letter a day before. The Chief Justice [00:16:50] explained these reasons sufficiently precisely because of these things, [00:16:54] so that no confusion or doubt should be spread among [00:16:57] the people about why I refused to meet. He listed all those things. [00:17:01] Was this the reason? No, [00:17:04] you are absolutely right, and that is why he [00:17:07] clearly wrote in his letter that this matter is sub judice [00:17:11] before him, and that is why no private meeting can [00:17:14] be entertained in this way. And if you look at the issues [00:17:18] also, it will be very clear. For example, [00:17:21] the talk about ballot paper and EVMs. In many cases, the Supreme Court [00:17:25] has already settled this issue. Now, [00:17:28] we cannot go back to ancient [00:17:31] times. The EVM system is globally [00:17:34] admired [00:17:38] Now, if the Supreme Court has already [00:17:42] decided that thing, you can go and file a curative petition [00:17:45] against it. There is a legal system. But will [00:17:48] you undermine an order of the Supreme Court with [00:17:52] an illegal political procession? Will you go [00:17:55] outside Mandi House, outside Doordarshan, and will there be [00:17:59] a hearing there? No. The justice system in the Supreme Court [00:18:03] will have to be followed by everyone. [00:18:06] Their political and political... That is why [00:18:10] I said that those who wave the Constitution, they [00:18:13] should open and read the Constitution and understand [00:18:16] its dignity. Similarly, the issue of SIR [00:18:20] is being tried to be questioned. The issue of SIR, its [00:18:24] constitutional legal validity has already been [00:18:27] examined by the Supreme Court and it has been examined [00:18:30] that its constitutionality has been continuously upheld, rather since the [00:18:33] SIR started in Bihar, it has been happening continuously. [00:18:37] Lalchand ji and in Bihar, out of 65 [00:18:40] lakh omissions, not even [00:18:44] a single individual appeal has been filed. If [00:18:47] someone's vote is cut, they will go [00:18:50] and file an individual appeal themselves. When it was found that not [00:18:54] a single individual appeal had been filed, some political parties filed [00:18:58] a few selected 70-80 appeals, that too objecting [00:19:01] to someone's name. But you should understand [00:19:04] that when the SIR process omits 65 [00:19:08] lakh names, not a single appeal is filed, [00:19:14] with which it is working. And that too when the Supreme Court had said, [00:19:18] "Bring 15 names, we will cancel the entire SIR." [00:19:21] It was found that many fake names were brought. That's why, look, [00:19:25] I am saying that these omissions [00:19:29] are all flawed entries. These are not names, and so far no names [00:19:32] have been removed because this is a draft list. Everyone has the right. [00:19:36] If someone feels their name has been wrongly cut, [00:19:39] they can go and get it added. There are levels of appeal, and until [00:19:43] the final list comes, [00:19:46] the old list still holds. This is very clearly [00:19:50] written in the Representation of People's Act. [00:19:53] So, will our country run on such false propaganda, [00:19:57] on the Constitution, on law, [00:19:59] on truth, on arguments, on counter-arguments, or will it run on [00:20:03] such fallacies and anyone says anything [00:20:06] in the air? [00:20:15] The way such a thing had never happened before, [00:20:18] an attempt was made. After that, the Chief Justice [00:20:22] wrote a letter and explained sufficiently [00:20:25] why the request for a meeting was rejected. [00:20:29] He explained in detail. After this, [00:20:32] can we expect that at least no such other [00:20:36] attempt will be made in the future, because of the way the Chief [00:20:40] Justice explained everything and rejected [00:20:42] the request for a meeting, will our leaders [00:20:46] or political party workers not make any such request [00:20:50] in the future? Somewhere, behind rejecting this request, [00:20:53] the Chief Justice must have had this [00:20:57] objective. Lalchand ji, you are absolutely [00:21:01] right. Two things are very important. Look, this was an [00:21:05] administrative [00:21:07] function, the writing of the letter, not [00:21:11] a judicial function. There was no judicial function in this, [00:21:14] so there can be no appeal either. That's why I said this. [00:21:18] First thing, second thing. Clearly stating the reasons, [00:21:21] not just one reason, all things have been mentioned [00:21:25] maturely in it, and after [00:21:29] that, the letter has been sent. I think [00:21:32] it is now impossible to approach [00:21:36] again in any way, as you said. [00:21:39] The answer given by the honorable [00:21:43] CJI ji is absolutely not only mature [00:21:47] but also self-explanatory. Recently, [00:21:59] as we have seen, the tradition in this country has indeed been [00:22:03] that especially after the Supreme Court gives a ruling, [00:22:07] then political parties stop at that point, considering it [00:22:11] the limit. Right. [00:22:14] Nowadays, it is seen that some new organizations [00:22:17] that have been formed [00:22:20] go beyond that and target the judiciary [00:22:23] as well, targeting the names of Supreme Court judges, the Chief [00:22:27] Justice, including their names. Is it [00:22:31] that some of our parties, some [00:22:34] of our seasoned leaders, [00:22:38] also started following the same path? That is why such [00:22:41] an application was made for the first time, such a letter was written for the first [00:22:45] time, saying, "Please give us time to meet, we want to present our views [00:22:49] on this issue before you." Is it having some effect [00:22:52] on some of our parties, some leaders, which is why the judiciary was approached [00:22:56] in a way it had never [00:22:57] been before? [00:23:03] Please unmute your mic, sir. [00:23:05] Yes, [00:23:08] please speak, sir. You are absolutely right, Lalchandra ji. [00:23:12] And this is a new [00:23:15] tendency that has started to exert pressure on Supreme Court [00:23:19] judges. A new tactic has begun [00:23:22] that first you [00:23:25] get a story published in a newspaper, then bring [00:23:29] a political procession, then approach the court, and [00:23:33] if things don't go in your favor in court, then [00:23:37] you start to berate its credibility. [00:23:40] You can criticize the judgment, but [00:23:44] you start questioning the integrity of the Supreme Court itself. [00:23:48] Fight elections. [00:23:50] If you lose, then question the Election Commission that [00:23:54] there is a problem here. I don't understand, [00:23:58] Lalchandra ji, what the Leader of [00:24:00] Opposition was asking a year ago, [00:24:04] saying that there are errors in the voter list and they should be corrected. So today, [00:24:07] how can votes be stolen? And [00:24:11] vote theft, that is what happened, right? When, say, the list [00:24:14] is being corrected, being cleaned, its sanctity is increasing, [00:24:18] its accuracy is increasing, [00:24:21] then that is welcome. That is true. [00:24:25] Who can demand a faulty voter list? [00:24:30] for a faulty voter list and say that we will contest elections with that? This is true, and the one [00:24:34] who is saying it, Lalchandra ji, [00:24:37] has a guilty conscience, so let him understand. Because why [00:24:40] does he want to save fake names? If there are any wrong names [00:24:44] in the list, and I also want [00:24:47] to tell you that people are saying [00:24:50] that 13 crore omissions have occurred. First of all, these 13 crore [00:24:53] are not names that have been cut, these are flawed entries. [00:24:57] Out of these, more than 4 crore people have died. [00:25:00] Many people have changed their addresses. [00:25:04] And the previous SIR, it happened [00:25:06] in 2004, 22 years ago. And so far, all [00:25:10] the SIRs that have happened were during opposition [00:25:14] governments. Despite that, there is a provision, right, that if someone is genuinely a voter [00:25:17] and they are currently on the list, and their name has been cut from [00:25:21] the list, there are many provisions to get it added. This is a point that can be taken and no one's name has been cut yet. [00:25:25] That's right. It's still a draft [00:25:28] list, and anyone can go to appeal. So all this is [00:25:32] false propaganda, but I am confident that politics [00:25:36] will continue on this, politics will continue, but one thing is absolutely clear [00:25:39] that the judiciary, the CJI, you should hold such [00:25:43] programs so that public awareness increases and [00:25:47] they know what the right message is. [00:26:02] With this hope, as Sanjay Chaddha ji said, let's hope that [00:26:06] this never happened before, and the way the CJI replied today, [00:26:10] it never happens again because both have different [00:26:13] rights, the judiciary and the executive. Thank you very [00:26:17] much, Aman Sinha ji, Senior Advocate, and Sanjay Chaddha [00:26:21] ji, Legal Expert. Thank you very much to both of you for joining this discussion. So, [00:26:25] with this hope that the domains of the judiciary are different [00:26:28] and those of the executive are different, both have different rights. 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