CONTEMPT PETITION IN SUPREME COURT AGAINST CJI BOBDE FOR ALLEGEDLY DISOBEYING HIS OWN JUDGEMENT

CONTEMPT PETITION IN SUPREME COURT AGAINST CJI BOBDE FOR ALLEGEDLY DISOBEYING HIS OWN JUDGEMENT

25^th November 2020

A contempt petition has been filed in the Supreme court against  Hon’ble Chief Justice S. A. Bobde for riding a high-end motorcycle without proper protection and regulation gear. The contempt is about violation of court order on the safety of motorcycles mandated in CMV Rule 123. The petitioner says the Chief Justice is in contempt of having disobeyed his own judgment.

The petition is based on a picture that went viral on Twitter in June 2020 where CJI Bobde can be seen riding on a Harley Davidson.

The petitioner has further alleged that the motorcycle is illegally registered with Chhattisgarh  RTO for keeping in Nagpur, Maharashtra, in violation of section 40 of the Motor Vehicle Act.

It has been submitted that CJI has not used a helmet, which is an offense under 129 of the MV Act. “He is not using Helmet as a motorcycle enthusiast & doesn’t know his Helmet size for protecting his life & endangering the life of CJI,”