Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud warned a lawyer against raising his pitch while presenting arguments in the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
CJI Chandrachud remarked, "Where do you normally appear? Is this the way you shout at judges every time?" as reported by the media.
"Please lower your pitch first. If you think you can browbeat us by raising your voice, you're mistaken. It has not happened in 23 years; it will not happen in the last year of my career," Justice Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud instructed the lawyer.
The advocate, however, apologised for his behaviour.
Today's incident is not the first time Justice Chandrachud has asked to maintain the decorum of the courtroom.
On a previous occasion, he objected to a lawyer using a mobile phone inside the courtroom, stating, "Is this a market that you are talking on the phone? Confiscate his mobile phone".
Justice Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud, the 50th and current Chief Justice of India since November 2022, was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court in May 2016. Since then, he has been one of the most prolific judges in the Supreme Court, being part of over 220 judgements.
