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Supreme Court bar groups condemn Keralam Congress post seeking CJI’s resignation
Two bar associations at India’s Supreme Court have condemned a social media post by the Congress unit of Keralam calling for Chief Justice of India Surya Kant to resign.
The post was later deleted.
It followed a reported comment by the chief justice that protests in Delhi were a matter of law and order, not his domain.
The Supreme Court Bar Association and the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association said public demands for his resignation could weaken trust in the judiciary and interfere with its work.
The first group said people with grievances can seek redress through the court.
Both associations said the judiciary must be able to function independently and without pressure.
The statements came in resolutions passed on Monday; no further action is described.
The Supreme Court Bar Association and the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association condemned a Keralam Congress post demanding Chief Justice of India Surya Kant’s resignation.
The post said, “If law and order is not your domain, resign now,” and was later deleted.
The bar associations said the statement risked undermining confidence in the judiciary and interfering with the administration of justice.
The post responded to a reported comment by Surya Kant about protests in Delhi.
- Who
- The Supreme Court Bar Association and the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association condemned the post by the Congress unit of Keralam.
- What
- The post called for Chief Justice of India Surya Kant to resign. The bar groups said it risked undermining the judiciary.
- When
- The post and the bar associations’ resolutions were reported as occurring on Monday; the article was published on October 13, 2026.
- Where
- The post was published on X. The article does not state where it was written.
- Why
- The post responded to a reported comment by Surya Kant that law and order was not his domain, made in connection with protests in Delhi.
Keralam Congress
Supreme Court Bar Association and Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association
Resignation demand
Keralam Congress
The post said Surya Kant should resign if law and order was not his domain.
Supreme Court Bar Association and Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association
The associations condemned the demand and said it risked undermining the judiciary.
Public criticism
Keralam Congress
The post publicly challenged the CJI’s role in relation to law and order.
Supreme Court Bar Association and Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association
The associations said the judiciary must function independently and that grievances should be taken to court.
The Congress unit of Keralam posted a demand on X for Surya Kant to resign in response to his reported comment about law and order and protests in Delhi.
The Supreme Court Bar Association and the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association passed resolutions condemning the post.
The X post was deleted.
- Chief Justice of India
- Surya Kant
- Post platform
- X
- Congress account
- Congress Kerala
- Bar associations
- SCBA and SCAORA
- Post status
- Subsequently deleted
What people are saying
If law and order is not your domain, resign now. We will find your replacement who can handle it.
Statements of this nature belittle the institution of the judiciary and amount to an attempt to interfere with the administration of justice.
Public statements seeking the resignation of the head of the judiciary risk undermining the dignity of the office (of CJI) and public confidence in the institution.
It’s a matter of law and order, not my domain
Sources
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