Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Delhi High Court Weighs Sukesh Chandrasekhar's Plea Over Remarks
Sukesh Chandrasekhar asked a court to remove words about his character from an earlier judgment.
He said those words were derogatory, meaning unfairly insulting.
The earlier trial court had convicted him for pretending to be a Supreme Court judge.
Police said he did this to try to influence a judge about bail.
The case involved a corruption matter from 2017.
Delhi Police argued that his current request was not the correct legal procedure.
Police said he should challenge the conviction and the remarks through an appeal.
The Delhi High Court considered the police’s objection to his plea.
Sukesh Chandrasekhar asked the Delhi High Court to remove remarks about his character from a trial court judgment.
The remarks were described by Chandrasekhar as “derogatory.”
The trial court convicted Chandrasekhar for impersonating a Supreme Court judge.
Police said he impersonated the judge to influence a special judge over bail in a 2017 corruption case.
Delhi Police argued that Chandrasekhar should file an appeal rather than seek deletion of remarks through his current plea.
- Who
- Sukesh Chandrasekhar, Delhi Police, and the Delhi High Court.
- What
- Chandrasekhar sought removal of remarks about his character from a trial court judgment, while police challenged the maintainability of his plea.
- When
- The police raised the objection on Monday; the underlying corruption case dates to 2017.
- Where
- The matter was before the Delhi High Court.
- Why
- Chandrasekhar called the remarks derogatory, while police said the issue should be raised in an appeal against the conviction.
Chandrasekhar’s Position
Delhi Police’s Position
Removal of remarks
Chandrasekhar’s Position
Chandrasekhar seeks deletion of remarks about his character, describing them as derogatory.
Delhi Police’s Position
Police objected to addressing the remarks through this plea and said the issue should be raised in an appeal.
Legal procedure
Chandrasekhar’s Position
Chandrasekhar filed a plea based on the trial court’s conviction judgment.
Delhi Police’s Position
Delhi Police argued that the plea was not maintainable because an appeal against the conviction was the proper route.
- Petitioner
- Sukesh Chandrasekhar
- Court
- Delhi High Court
- Requested action
- Deletion of remarks about Chandrasekhar’s character
- Description of remarks
- Chandrasekhar called them derogatory
- Conviction
- The trial court convicted him for impersonating a Supreme Court judge
- Alleged purpose
- To influence a special judge regarding bail
- Police position
- The plea was not maintainable and the issue should be raised in an appeal
- Underlying case
- A 2017 corruption case