Scandalous Plea: Supreme Court Slams Engineer-Turned-Lawyer for Seeking FIR Against Judges

The matter was heard by the Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, which, despite strong reservations, appointed former Delhi High Court judge and Senior Advocate Dr. S Muralidhar as Amicus Curiae at the insistence of the petitioner.

The petition sought to implead Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Girish Kathpalia (Delhi High Court), Justice Suresh Kumar Kait (former Delhi High Court judge and ex-Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court), Justice Dinesh Gupta (former judge, Allahabad High Court), Harvinder Oberoi (Judicial Member, CAT Delhi), and KN Shrivastava (former Member, CAT).

Calling the petition “outrageous,” the Bench grilled the petitioner on both his credentials and legal standing.

In response, the petitioner informed the Court that he held an engineering degree from Delhi University, was an IIM-Kozhikode graduate, and had enrolled in law only to pursue his own cases and pro bono matters involving corruption.

“This kind of publicity stunt we understand and appreciate very well… don’t you think that when you indulge in this kind of scandalous petition, [you realise] how it’s likely to affect you?” Justice Kant remarked.

When pressed by the bench, the petitioner claimed that judicial orders in his cases had been manipulated. He alleged that a Tribunal bench had verbally indicated that his application would be allowed but later dismissed it “behind his back,” and that similar discrepancies occurred before the Delhi High Court.

He further claimed that his petition involved serious procedural irregularities and an admitted lack of rules on the Union’s part. “How can the same plea be taken by a Division Bench to appease the government?” he asked.

Justice Kant questioned the basis for seeking criminal prosecution: “Tell us under which provision of law, judges of the High Court and members of the Tribunal who have given a judgment against you are liable to be prosecuted?”

As the petitioner raised allegations of judicial fabrication, the Bench was blunt: “If there’s an illegal, erroneous, perverse kind of order or judgment rendered by a judicial forum, you will implead judges by name and ask for registration of FIR?”

“You are such a learned fellow, you know law more than everyone on the earth,” Justice Kant added sarcastically. “Such caliber, we need Amicus’ assistance to understand you," he said.

The Court also noted that the petitioner had earlier offered an “unconditional apology” when faced with contempt proceedings. In response, he claimed that after the Tribunal adjourned his matter, a Court officer later informed him that the original order was destroyed and a different judgment was uploaded. He said he had already obtained a certified copy of the original order.

Despite the scathing remarks, the Court ultimately appointed Dr. Muralidhar as Amicus Curiae to assist in the matter.