Can the Supreme Court register a petition on the basis of a WhatsApp message received by a judge?.The question becomes relevant in light of rather bizzare events today in the apex court..Advocate Ashok Arora today mentioned a matter before the Chief Justice of India TS Thakur, saying that he had sent the CJI a WhatsApp message from USA about the issue and that the court should have taken cognizance of the case based on the same..“We don’t use WhatsApp. You came here from USA for this matter?”, asked the CJI..Arora replied in the affirmative, whereupon the court said that it would be heard on Monday..Details of the petition could not be obtained.
Can the Supreme Court register a petition on the basis of a WhatsApp message received by a judge?.The question becomes relevant in light of rather bizzare events today in the apex court..Advocate Ashok Arora today mentioned a matter before the Chief Justice of India TS Thakur, saying that he had sent the CJI a WhatsApp message from USA about the issue and that the court should have taken cognizance of the case based on the same..“We don’t use WhatsApp. You came here from USA for this matter?”, asked the CJI..Arora replied in the affirmative, whereupon the court said that it would be heard on Monday..Details of the petition could not be obtained.
