The Madhya Pradesh Excessive Courtroom Bar Affiliation (HCBA) president has issued an apology to Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait for accusing him of demolishing an historic Hanuman temple at his residence “with none proof”. HCBA president Dhanya Kumar Jain issued the general public apology after Justice Kait had refused to take part within the Republic Day celebrations of the Bar affiliation.
In his apology letter dated January 25, Jain wrote that “subsequent clarifications from the Public Works Division (PWD) and the Hon’ble Registrar of the Excessive Courtroom refuted the claims”. “Upon reflection, I realised that my letter might have brought about confusion, for which I’m deeply regretful. I sincerely apologise to the Honorable Chief Justice and specific my utmost respect in the direction of him. I guarantee you that I can’t repeat such actions sooner or later. I don’t want for any motion to be taken on my earlier functions,” he wrote. Subsequently, Kait attended the Bar affiliation perform on January 26.
“For many years we had this custom of the Excessive Courtroom Chief Justice attending our Republic Day perform. Bar associations in Indore had been sloganeering in opposition to me. In the long run I needed to bury this subject for the sake of our judiciary’s relations,” he stated.
“I complained to the Supreme Courtroom concerning the demolition of Hanuman temple. I didn’t have proof. A Bar affiliation member raised this subject and lots of got here ahead and instructed me to take up this subject. In the long run it turned a polarising subject. The relations between the Bar and Bench had been at a historic low,” Jain instructed The Indian Specific.
The allegation was first raised by advocate Ravindra Nath Tripathi in an utility dated December 22, 2024 that was mailed to the Chief Justice of India, the President and the Prime Minister. He alleged that Justice Kait had demolished a Hanuman temple positioned on the premises of his official bungalow. A day later, the applying was forwarded to greater authorities authorities in search of motion.
Days later, the MP Registrar Basic had refuted the allegations stating that stories on the “demolition of the mandir are fully unfaithful and serve no goal apart from to discredit the fame of our judiciary, which stays dedicated to upholding justice with equity and impartiality”.
Later, the Registrar Basic additionally clarified that the allegations had been fabricated. “The Public Works Division has additionally clarified the matter and has confirmed that no mandir has ever been current on the residence of the Hon’ble the Chief Justice. The allegations being circulated in some sections of the media are fabricated and look like a deliberate try to mislead the general public and malign the integrity of the judicial system,” the Registrar Basic wrote in a letter in December 2024.
