‘Cockroach’ Remark Row: Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Against CJP Campaign

The
Sup eme
Cou t
has
issued
otices
to
the
Ce t e,
the
Mi ist y
of
Elect o ics
a d
I fo matio
Tech ology,
the
Ba
Cou cil
of
I dia
a d
the
CBI
o
a
petitio
allegi g
misuse
of
o al
obse vatio s
made
by
judges
a d
lawye s
du i g
cou t
hea i gs.

The
petitio
specifically
efe s
to
a
ema k
made
by
Chief
Justice
of
I dia
Su ya
Ka t
du i g
a
hea i g
i
May
2026
a d
alleges
that
the
wo d
“cock oach& dquo;
was
take
out
of
co text
a d
subseque tly
used
o
social
media
to
lau ch
a
campaig
called
the
“Cock oach
Ja ta
Pa ty& dquo;
(CJP).

The
petitio e
has
sought
a
i vestigatio
i to
the
activities
associated
with
CJP,
alo g
with
actio
to
ide tify
a d
emove
lawye s
allegedly
p actisi g
o
the
basis
of
fake
deg ees.
The
Sup eme
Cou t
be ch
headed
by
the
Chief
Justice
has
fixed
Septembe
10,
2026,
fo
the
ext
hea i g.

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Plea
Claims
CJI’s
Rema k
Was
Take
Out
Of
Co text

The
petitio
was
filed
by
advocate
Raja
Chaudha y
o
May
26.
It
efe s
to
a
obse vatio
made
by
CJI
Su ya
Ka t
du i g
a
hea i g
o
May
15,
whe
the
wo d
“cock oach& dquo;
was
used.

Acco di g
to
the
petitio ,
the
ema k
was
subseque tly
ci culated
o
social
media
afte
bei g
sepa ated
f om
the
co text
of
the
cou t
p oceedi gs.
The
petitio e
alleged
that
it
was
the
used
fo
political
a d
comme cial
pu poses.

The
plea
said
the
ma e
i
which
a
campaig
was
allegedly
lau ched
ove ight
usi g
a
cou t
obse vatio
aised
questio s
that
wa a ted
i vestigatio .
It
also
a gued
that
o al
obse vatio s
made
by
judges
a d
lawye s
should
ot
be
selectively
edited
o
p ese ted
o
social
media
fo
pe so al
be efit.

Petitio e
Raises
Issue
Of
Allegedly
Fake
Lawye s

The
matte
came
up
fo
its
fi st
hea i g
o
Thu sday,
August
11.
The
petitio e
i itially
aised
the
issue
of
allegedly
fake
lawye s
a d
efe ed
to
a
exe cise
bei g
u de take
by
the
Allahabad
High
Cou t
i
Utta
P adesh
to
ide tify
such
p actitio e s.

The
petitio e
a gued
that
a
simila
exe cise
should
be
co ducted
ac oss
the
cou t y.
Acco di g
to
the
plea,
people
who
e te ed
the
legal
p ofessio
usi g
allegedly
fake
deg ees
should
be
ide tified
a d
emoved
f om
p actice.

The
petitio e
the
li ked
the
issue
to
the
Sup eme
Cou t’s
May
obse vatio ,
allegi g
that
it
had
bee
mis ep ese ted
o li e
a d
p ese ted
as
a
efe e ce
to
you g
people
as
“cock oaches& dquo;.

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Plea
Seeks
P obe
I to
Social
Media
Campaig

The
petitio e
told
the
cou t
that
memes
a d
vi al
co te t
we e
c eated
a ou d
the
ema k
o
social
media
a d
that
a
campaig
was
subseque tly
lau ched
usi g
it.

The
plea
alleged
that
the
campaig
appea ed
to
i volve
comme cial
use
a d
political
b a di g
a d
sought
a
i vestigatio
i to
the
activities
behi d
it.
It
also
aised
co ce s
ove
the
b oade
p actice
of
taki g
o al
obse vatio s
made
du i g
judicial
p oceedi gs
out
of
co text
a d
ci culati g
them
o li e.

The
petitio
was
filed
befo e
the
CJP’s
p otests
at
Ja ta
Ma ta
a d
the
subseque t
i cide ts
me tio ed
i
the
wide
co t ove sy,
acco di g
to
the
petitio e .

Ce t e,
MeitY,
BCI
A d
CBI
Asked
To
Respo d

Afte
a
b ief
hea i g,
the
Sup eme
Cou t
issued
otices
to
the
Ce t e,
the
Mi ist y
of
Elect o ics
a d
I fo matio
Tech ology,
the
Ba
Cou cil
of
I dia
a d
the
CBI.

The
Chief
Justice-led
be ch
fixed
Septembe
10,
2026,
fo
the
ext
hea i g.
The
case
will
be
hea d
alo gside
a othe
petitio
co ce i g
the
eco di g
a d
p ese tatio
of
Sup eme
Cou t
live-st eamed
p oceedi gs
o
social
media.

The
cou t
is
expected
to
co side
both
matte s
togethe
at
the
ext
hea i g.

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